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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • charlton1@pochta.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3acharlton1@pochta.ru

Fraud email example:

From: "charltt char" <chac777@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:27:14 -0700
Subject: HONESTLY GET BACK TO ME


Dear Sir,
I am Mr Charlton, a senior staff of a reputable bank in the United
Kingdom. I am fortunate to have discovered an
abandoned (dormant ) Account belonging to a deceased(late)
customer by name Mr Anatoliy Nikolaevich Ivanov , who died in a plane
crash years ago.
The sum in this abandoned Account is about US$21.7 Million (Twenty
one million seven hundred thousand United States Dollars ). And I
have thoroughly conducted serious investigations and inquiry which
enabled us to know that this deceased (late)customer (Mr Anatoliy
Nikolaevich Ivanov) had no relative at all and there is nobody to
forward any claims over this money in his account in our bank .
Therefore , I and my colleague have decided to claim this money with
you since the deceased customer has no relatives . Please ,I need you
to act as the "NEXT OF KIN" (relative) for us to claim this his money
in our bank . I will use my influence as a senior staff of this bank
to protect your integrity and safety.Your share in this business deal
30% of the total sum in this account . 5% is for other expenses that
might be incurred in this business and 65% will be for me and
colleague here.
The whole sum shall be transfered into your nominated bank account
and you will serve as the custodian for this money before our coming
for disbursement.
I look forward to your fast and favourable response with
your full name, house address and telephone number to my private email
address:charlton1@pochta.ru <address%3Acharlton1@pochta.ru>
Best regards
Mr Charlton

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