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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)
  • "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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "foreign payment unit" (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.
  • usmanzaki44@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Usman Zaki <usmanzaki44@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: drusmanzaki2008@live.com
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 09:06:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: your response is needed


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: usmanzaki44@yahoo.com



- ATTENTION DEAR FRIEND.YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM. THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE CLAIM WITH A COMMERCIAL BANK IS TO BE RELEASED,VIA KEY TESTED TRANSFER(KTT )WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU THROUGH OUR AFFILIATE BANK IN EUROPE. IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT AN ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE COMMENCED WITH A FORMAL MEETING,BUT DUE TO THE TIME FACTOR AND THE URGENCY THIS MATTER REQUIRES,PLEASE BEAR WITH ME FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH E-MAIL. MEAN WHILE,A MAN WITH BRITISH PASSPORT NUMBER 3028882234 CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HIS INFORMATION'S BELLOW: NAME DAVID JACKSON BANK NAME:CITI BANK BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809008. PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN IS FROM YOU,SO THAT THIS OFFICE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THIS INHERITANCE INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. IF THIS MAN IS NOT YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND RETURN THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM VALUED US$10M DOLLARS ONLY WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF DEPOSITED BY AN AMERICAN WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH SOMETIME AGO.1. YOUR NAME:..................................................2. YOUR ADDRESS:.............................................3. YOUR TELEPHONE ...........................................5. AGE................................................................6. SEX:...............................................................7. YOUR OCCUPATION...........................................8. YOUR BANK DETAILS:........................................ AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE,WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS WHO HANDLES ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE CLAIM. WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MR JACKSON,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.BEST REGARDS. DR.MORGAN WILSON. (FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT) NOTE:ALL FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE/REPLIES SHOULD COME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: drusmanzaki2008@live.com"

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