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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • dave_coleman00@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dave Coleman <dave_coleman800@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dave_coleman00@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:57:16 -0800
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSSINESS RELATIONSHIP



>From The Desk Of Dave ColemanDepartment: Senior Manager Accounts/Audit Nat West Bank LondonGood day, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information viae-mail Instead of a Certified/Post-mail. This is due to theurgency and importance of the information. I humbly crave your indulgence toread this e-mail with all seriousness of purpose devoid of any doubt inyour mind because this project is based on trust, confidentiality andsincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of theminds. although, we have never met before, but i have every reason to believe thatyou are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that i gotyour e- mail address through internet my online network, whilesearching for a reliable and reputable person to handle this transaction.I am a senior manager accounts/audit in Nat West Bank London. I amwriting following an opportunity in my office that will be of immensebenefit to both of us. In my department we discovered an abandoned sumof 10.5 million pounds sterling (Ten million five hundred Thousand PoundsOnly) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers lateMr. Morris Thompson an American who unfortunately lost his life in theplane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 312000,including his wife and only daughter.You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site which i gotduring my investigation; http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting hisnext of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money, because wecannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin orrelation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.Unfortunately i discovered that his supposed next of kin being hisonly daughter died along with him in the plane crash leaving nobodywith the knowledge of this funds behind for claim. It is therefore uponthis discovery that i and two other officials in this department nowdecided to make business with you and release the money to you as thenext of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping and subsequentdisbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this moneyto go back into government treasury as unclaimed bill.The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that any unclaimed moneyafter seven years will be transferred into banking treasury accountas unclaimed funds.We agreed that 35% of this money would be for you as foreign partner,while the balance will be for my colleagues and I.I will visit your country for the disbursement according to thepercentages indicated above once this money gets into your account.Please behonest with me. To commence this transaction, we require you to immediately indicateyour interest by a return e-mail and enclose theFollowing information:1. Full name 2: Your private telephone and Fax numbers. 3. Occupations and Nationality.Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as youreceive this mail contact me through my private E-mail address (dave_coleman00@yahoo.fr )Please note that all the necessary arrangement for the smooth releaseof these funds to you has been finalized. We will discuss much indetails when i do receive your response.Best regards Dave Coleman
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