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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:
  • "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447024078880 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • paulbox01@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Bryant" <p_bryant003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mailpaulbryant@myway.com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:12:22 +0200
Subject: LEGITIMATE INFORMATION

FROM; MR.PAUL BRYANT.
TELE/FAX: +447024078880
MOBILE:+447011140040

Good day,

I am Mr. Paul Bryant, I am working as an auditor in account/audit
verification department in a prime bank here in London United Kingdom.

During our annual Year account verification/auditing held on 20th November
2006, I personaly discovered a dormant account with a total sum of $USD
75,000,000.00 [SEVENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS] which has been
dormant and last operated four years ago. From my authentic investigations I
confirmation that the owner of the said account, is a foreigner by name
"John Shumejda" who died on the 4th of January 2002 in a plane crash in
Birmingham; you can view this CNN website.

http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/

For details on the crash.

Since the death of the deceased, nobody has operated in this account till
date. Moreover, this account has NO BENEFICIARY attached to it. Definitely,
this fund will be confiscated by our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS if it stays
dormant for a period of [5] years.

In this regard, I earnestly need your full cooperation in transferring this
dormant fund out of our bank to avoid confiscating this fund.

I will split the transfer into two 2 stages for easy and smooth transfer.
First, I will transfer $5,000,000.00 to an valid account you are to
nominate{EVEN AN EMPTY BANK ACCOUNT WITH OUT ANY PENNY IN IT CAN SERVE},
upon a successful transfer of the 5M without any disappointment from your
side; we will then transfer the remaining balance of $70,000,000.00 for
gigantic investments from your country.

If you are willing to cooperate in this project, get back to me for more
details.

Call me immediately between 8.00am - 6.00pm GMT

Private Email: paulbox01@myway.com

I wait for your urgent response.
Yours truly,
Mr.Paul Bryant
Office:+447024078880
Mobile:+447011140040

NB: This is a Top Secret Project; 100% Legitimate and Trouble Free for both
of us, thus, never disclose it to any third party.

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