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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:
  • "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jjhhuanh@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jun Huan"<jjhuan@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: <jjhhuanh@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 10:26:40 +0100
Subject: Business Proposal.

Hello,

I am Mr.Jun Huan of HSH Nordbank AG, Hong Kong.In November, 1999, Ahmad Fahmi an Indonesian,a contractor with the Iraqi Government and also a businessman, made a time investment of US$24.5M as secured growth funds for (60)sixty calendar months in my Branch.This investment has matured and has been lying in our Bank reserve for the past two years,and under the Hong Kong banking laws,any time Investment unclaimed after three years will be turned over to the Hong Kong Government purse.Upon maturity several notices were sent to him and no response camefrom him. It was later discovered that the Ahmad Fahmi and his family were killed in a convoy attack in Mosul, Iraq on 22th Aug, 2004 After further investigation it was also discovered that Ahmad Fahmi did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his Bank deposit.

Against this backdrop,I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin/beneficiary to Ahmad Fahmi so that you will be able to receive this funds.I have contacted an Attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Ahmad Fahmi and also the rightful beneficiary to the funds.

Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue. What is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full names, so that the Attorney can commence his job.Reply strictly if you areinterested with the requested information via my personal email; jjhhuanh@yahoo.com.hk to enable the Attorney commence his job immediately.

Sincerely,

Mr.Jun Huan.
jjhhuanh@yahoo.com.hk

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