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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +34696846453 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jamesleid2005@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES LEID" <jamesleid1@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jamesleid2005@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:07:40 +0100
Subject: BEQUEST BENEFICIARY.

ESTRELLA SEGUROS Solicitor, Advocate and Notary Public Office: 10 jaun
hill, piso 2 pueta2 Madrid Spain. Direct Tel: 0034-696-846-453.

Attention: Bequest Beneficiary

Congratulation! On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of
Late Engr. Morgan Williamson,
Engr. Morgan Williamson (late), made you a beneficiary in his will, he
left Three Million One Hundred United States Dollars (US$3.100.000.00)
to you in the codicil and last testament to his will. My client,Engnr
Williamson was a pioneer member of STRABAG CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD, a God
fearing person and Philanthropist. He died on the 9th day of November
2005 at the age of 72 and his Will is now ready for execution. Please If I
reach you as I am hopeful I will, endeavor to get back to me as soon as
possible to enable me conclude my job so as to be very free from any
blames or blame that might come up in the near future you should forward
along your current telephone and Fax numbers, your current mailing
address for verification.
You can also write through my chambers email address which is on this
letter if you find it so difficult to make International calls or long
distant calls Once again, I congratulate you for this is a significant
honor indeed as it behooves you therefore to act at once to avoid risk
of forfeiture to the deceased family.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES LEID
(HEAD OF CHAMBERS)JAMES LEID & PARTNERS.
Note: As your solicitor I please advice to keep this information from
member of the public until your inheritance is duely claimed.
You can reach this office via e-mail jamesleid2005@netscape.net Direct
no 0034-696-846-453

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