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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Ail Bello" <bello_001@droca.com>
Reply-To: bello_2008@myway.com
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:50:40 -0600
Subject: Dear Friend,



Standard Chartered Bank
2nd floor, Sathorn Nakorn Tower,
100 North Sathorn Road, Bangrak,
Bangkok 10500 Thailand.

Attn:Dear Friend,

Iam Dr Ail Bello the bank manager of Standard Chartered Bank in
Thailand.

I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that you will
keep this as top secret, don't be scared or surprised, iam the manager
of Standard Chartered Bank in Thailand and i have an opportunity to
transfer sum of US$10.5MILLION (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE
DOLLARS) I have the courage to look for a reliable and Honest Person
who will be capable for this important business Transaction, believing
that you will never let me down either now or in Future.

The owner of this account is JOSEPH F. GRILLO, foreigner and he is the
Manager Of petrol chemical service, a chemical engineer by
Proffession.He died in world trade center as a victim of the September
11,2001 Incident that befall the United State ofAmerica, the bank has
made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this
money but without success, you can confirm through this website:

http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=1260

And my Investigation proved to me as well that his company does not
know anything About this account, I want to transfer this money into a
safe foreign account abroad but I Don't know any foreigner,I know that
this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves
before, but be sure that it is real And a genuine business.

Hope that you will never let me down in this transaction, at the
conclusion of this business,you will be giving 30% of the total
amount, 70% will be for me. I look forward to your earliest reply by
email for more details Thanks.

Best regards
Dr Ail Bello.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam