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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • fredchu11@indiatimes.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frederic Chu" <mrfchu01@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: fredchu11@indiatimes.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:26:10 -0700
Subject: SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK::INTRODUCTION LETTER


SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK::INTRODUCTION LETTER
Mr.Frederic Chu

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY:: fredchu11@indiatimes.com

I am Mr.Frederic Chu , do permit me to have introduced myself briefly,I Am
Head of Private Banking, SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK.I know it may seem
Improper to introduce myself this way and more importantly via mail but I
Have just considered it faster and safe means of communication.Do not be
amazed by this mail.

I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentialitythat will be Attached
to this transaction. The Management and the Legal department of our BANK in
a recent meeting, Recommended that the account of Mr. Alexander H. Chiang,
who was one of my branch depositors, should be Declared dormant, confiscated
and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury. According to Banking and
financial law. He died in world trade Center as a victim of the September
11,2001.Incident that befall the United state of America, 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 site
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=712

Mr. Alexander H. Chiang is an account holder in mybranch,he owns a Secret
dollar account with the sum of Thirty Nine Million, Seven Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only.Since his death, no next of kin of the Dollar
accountholder nor any relative of his has shown up for the claim ,this is
because he has the account as a secret account thus He left all the
documents for the deposit with me. This is where I am Interested and where I
want you to comein. I want you to come in as the Next of kin of the
deceased, I will give you the relevant documents And contacts to file the
claim application and then effect the Approvals for the transfer of the
money, I will be the one to provide the Vital documents for the claims of
the money and then advise you exactly on how we should handle it, my
solicitor will handle all the legal Process and perfect the process of the
transfer of the money to you.

Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying This
mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate Your
willingness to assist in this transaction.We will use our positions to get
all internal documentations to back up The claims. Do not be bothered that
you are not related in any way to Him, as I am in position to affix your
name as the next of kin.The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days
to get the fund Retrieved successfully without trace even in future.After
the transfer of the money we shall share the money Sixty/Forty.That is I
will have Sixty percent while you will have Forty percent

Yours Truly,

Mr.Frederic Chu
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY:: fredchu11@indiatimes.com

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