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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "you will be given 30%" (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 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.
  • +447040117979 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "dh_dh10" <davehall200@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:30:12 -1200
Subject: ATTENTION PLS






Address: 3 Presley Way
Crownhill, Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire MK8 OES
United Kingdom.
TELEPHONE ++447040117979

(RE: TRANSFER OF(£85.000.000.00) EIGHTY FIVE MILLION
BRITISH POUNDS)
Dear Friend,
Greetings and complement of the season. I am MR. DAVE HALL.
the
Auditor General of one of prime bank here in london. This
letter might
surprise you because we have not met neither in person nor
by or
respondence, but please you should exercise some patience
and
read through my message. I have a very urgent and
confidential business
proposal for you. We want to transfer to overseas
account(£85.000.000.00) eighty five million pounds) from a
Prime Bank in london, from
our bank. I have the courage to look for a reliable and
honest person
who will be capable for this important Business, believing
that you will
never let me down either now or in future.

The owner of this account is Late Mr. Morris Thompson ,an
American who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska
Airlines
Flight 261, which crashed on January 31 2000. You may read
more about the
crash on visiting this C.N.N News internet website.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
and since
then no other person knows about the existance this account.
Secondly
he did not clearify his next of kin in his deposition form
when he
deposited this fund in our bank. The account has no other
beneficiary and my
investigation proved to me as well that his company does not
know
anything about this account and the amount involved is
(£85.000.000.00).Finally at the conclusion of this
business you will be given 30% of
the total ammount,65% will be for me ,while 5% will be for
expenses both
parties might have incured during the process of this
transaction.
Please you should include your phone and fax number for
easly
communications Thanks and God bless you.

Yours truly,
MR. DAVE HALL















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