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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • mr_yu_yun1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sajaber <sajaber@mofa.gov.qa>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:23:53 +0300
Subject:



From The Desk Of:
MR.Yu Yun
The Bank of East Asia.
88 Des Voeux Road West Branch
Central Hong Kong.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Yu Yun, credit officer of Bank of East Asia(BEA). I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On August 6,1999, a German Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Engr.Christian Eich made a numbered time (Fixed) Depositfor twelve
calendar months, valued at US15m (Fifteen million US Dollas)in my branch.
Upon maturity,I sent several routine notifications to his forwarding address but got no reply.


It was later discovered that from his contract employers, the Hong Kong Solid Minerals Corporation that Engr.Christian Eich and his family were killed in AF4590
plane Crash. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to Laws of Hong Kong,at the expiration of next year, the money will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim
the funds.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Engr.Christian Eich and have the funds relocated to you.
Immediately provide your full names and address.The money will be paid into an account newly opened in your name, for us to share in the ratio of 65% for me and 35% for you. With
my position as the credit officer guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested please reply immediately via my personal email
address with the following personal details To (mr_yu_yun1@yahoo.com.hk):

Full Names:
Age:
Occupation:
Address:
Private telephone and fax No:

You should observe altmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us.

Mr.Yu Yun
(mr_yu_yun1@yahoo.com.hk)

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