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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.
• 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.
  • mihaiandrei29@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mihaiandrei@postino.ch (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 19:12:42 +0000
Subject: URGENT EMAIL


*Attn: Sir,*

*
I am Mr. Mihai Andrei, the Auditor General, Bond Finance Limited Uk. In the
course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account which was
opened in 1990 belonging to a dead foreigner Late Mr. K. P.J
Michelle, who died in 1999. Every effort made to track any member of his
family or next of kin has since failed; hence I got in contact with you to
stand as his next of kin since I can use my position here to get all the
necessary documents that will back you up. He died leaving no heir or a
will. *

*My intention is to transfer this sum of $15.5M in the aforementioned
account to a safe account overseas. I am therefore proposing that you
quietly partner with me and provide an account or set up a new one that will
serve the purpose of receiving this fund. For your assistance in this
venture, I am ready to part with a good percentage of the entire funds.
After going through the deceased person's records and files, I discovered
that: *



*(1) No one has operated this account since 1999 *

*(2) He died without an heir; hence the money has been floating. *

*(3) No other person knows about this account and there was no known
beneficiary. *



*If I do not remit this money urgently, it would be forfeited and
subsequently converted to company's funds which will benefit only the
directors of my firm. *

*This money can be approved to you legally as with all the necessary
documentary approvals in your name. However, you would be required to show
some proof of claim which I will provide you with and also guide you on how
to make your applications. *

*Please do give me a reply so that I can send you detailed information on
the modalities of my proposition. I completely trust you to keep this
proposition absolutely confidential. Kindly forward your telephone and fax
numbers where I can reach you easily. I look forward to your prompt
response. *



*Best Regards, *

*Mr. Mihai Andrei *

*Email: **mihaiandrei29@yahoo.co.uk**)or(**mihaiandrei@postino.ch**)*

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