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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024019666 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • garyfrederick@k.ro
  • garyfrederick@indiatimes.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <garyfrederick@gogo.mn>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:04:08 +0800
Subject: Mr Gary Frederick From Natwest Bank PLC London UK




Natwest Bank PLC.
London UK
PHONE:+447024019666
EMAIL: GaryFrederick@k.ro [1]

Dear Friend
My name is Mr. Gary Frederick; I am the credit
manager of Natwest Bank Ltd here in the Unit
Kingdom. I am contacting you of a business transfer,
of a huge sum of money from a deceased account.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude
will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am
assuring you that everything has been taken care
off, and all will be well at the end of the day. I
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction.
PROPOSITION:
I am the account officer of a foreigner named Jean
Gandesbery and her Husband Robert Gandesbery who
died in an air crash along with his wife on the
January 31 in an Alaska airline Flight 261 with
other passengers on board. You can confirm this from
the website below which was published by

CNN.WEBSITE.http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
Since his death, none of his next-of-kin is alive to
make claims for this money as his heir, because they
all died in the same accident himself and his wife
(May their soul rest in peace). We cannot release
the fund from his account unless someone applies for
claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to
have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased, as
all documentations will be carefully worked out by
me for the funds (US$15,300,000,00) to be released
in your favor as the beneficiary's next of kin.
Because after four years the money will be called
back to the bank Treasury as unclaimed bills and the
money shared amongst the directors of the bank. So
it is on this note I decided to seek for whom his
name shall be used as the next of kin/beneficiary to
this funds rather than allow the bank directors to
share this money amongst them at the end of the
year.
It may interest you to know that we have secured
from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any
of the deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in
acceptance of our mutual Business endeavor by
furnishing me with the following information if you
are interested.

1.A Beneficiary name. In order for me to prepare the
document for transfer of the funds in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers. For our
personal contact and mutual trust in each other.
I shall be compensating you with Four million
dollars ($4,000,000,00) on final conclusion of this
project for your assistance, while the balance
$11,300,000 dollars shall be for me for investment
purposes. Because I intend to retire after the
conclusion of this transaction.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, please
endeavor to contact me immediately. Do not take
undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed In you,

I await your urgent response.
Regards,

Mr Gary Frederick
Natwest Bank PLC
London UK
PLEASE RESPOND VIA THIS EMAIL:
garyfrederick@indiatimes.com [2]

Links:
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[1] mailto:GaryFrederick@k.ro
[2] mailto:garyfrederick@indiatimes.com

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