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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)
  • ",500,000" (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.
  • valecaprabo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Valentine Caprabo"<valecaprabo@hotmail.es>
Reply-To: <valecaprabo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 17:59:36 +0200
Subject: Awaiting Your Urgent Response.

FROM

DR. VALENTINE CAPRABO

MADRID SPAIN

 

CLEARANCE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS ON DEPOSIT

Dear friend,

 

This letter might meet you as utmost surprise however it's my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you.

 

I am the regional director of operations with a finance holding company with branch offices in Madrid Spain i have the opportunity of transferring to your care the total sum of US$10,500,000 which is the unclaimed deposits of one of our major clients.

 

This client died in ghastly motor accident in Madrid -Las-Mata’s highway in March 2004 along with his entire family without completing necessary legal documentations as regards next of kin beneficiary claims with us.

 

Hence am inviting you for a business deal where this money will be released to you as the deceased next of kin and shared between us in the ratio of 50/40 while 10% will be mapped out for expenses.

 

If  you are willing to  cooperate with me in this business proposal so that both of us can take advantage of the present situations and benefit our self's, further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive a response from you.

 

Kindly furnish me with your direct telephone and fax numbers for direct and easy communications through my email stated below.

 

Awaiting your urgent response.

 

Sincerely

Dr. Valentine Caprabo

Email:valecaprabo@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam