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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 us 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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • davidephraim@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Ephraim <raulephraim@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 20:15:34 +0200
Subject: Hello




>From The Desk Of David Ephraim.
Bill and Exchange Manager
CAJA DE FORTUNA BANK (FOREIGN PAYMENT AND PROCESSING CENTRE)=20
Calle Vizcaya 2 Atocha,28045 Madrid Spain=20


ATTN.

With due respect and humility, I write to you this proposal.I am the Manag=
er of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of Caja De Fo=
rtuna Banco in Madrid. I am writing following the impressive information a=
bout you, l got your contact in my quest for a reliable and capable person=
to assist me in this deal.

Though I know that a business of this magnitude will make any one apprehen=
sive, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. W=
e have decided to contact you by email due to the urgency of this "deal", =
as we have been reliably informed of your honesty and ability in a transac=
tion of this nature.

In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US$30m dollars (THIRTY =
Million US dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign custo=
mer (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) who died along with his e=
ntire family in July 2000 in a plane crash.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/=
1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm]


About his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come forward an=
d claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for=
it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking=
guidelines and policies but unfortunately we learned that all his suppose=
d next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the ugly plane crash =
leaving nobody behind for the claims. It is therefore upon this discovery =
that I have decided to make this business proposal to you to transact this=
DEAL with you and to act as the next of kin or relation to the deceased f=
or safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming forth and l d=
on't want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.

According to our Banking policies and guideline here which stipulates that=
if such money remained unclaimed after five years,the money will automati=
cally be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. My request =
for a foreigner to ac t as next of kin in this business is by the fact tha=
t the customer was a foreigner and a citizen of this country cannot stand =
or put claims as next of kin to a foreigner. l agreed to offer 30% of the =
total fund to you, for your assistance, to act as the next of Kin to the f=
oreigner,to provide account, 10% will be for reimbursement of any expenses=
incured during the curse of the transaction.

There after, I and my family will visit your country for disbursement and =
for investment in your country. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer=
of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as rela=
tion or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank a=
ccount number, your private telephone and fax number for easier and effect=
ive
communication and location where the money will be transfer. Upon receipt =
of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the applicat=
ion. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitc=
h free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required =
arrangements have been made for the transfer.

Let truth and honesty be our watchword in this transaction while I look fo=
rward to receiving your immediate response through my security contact ema=
il below.


Yours faithfully,
David Ephraim

E-mail: davidephraim@hotmail.co.uk

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