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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)
  • "million us dollars" (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 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.
  • +447024018325 (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.
  • infolatseccompany@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Jack Ryan <dr_jackryan6@yahoo.dk>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 01:05:03 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attn Client, Please Mail Security Company Via Below Email For WILL Release


Dear Friend ,
It is my great pleasure to read through your mail,I wish to inform you this is no way associated with Fraud, Scam or Hoax,Neither a Joke. In respect of Mrs Jane Mayon Will it might interest you to know, that Late Mr. David Wilson Mayon and the wife are very honest and nice family you could ever think of, Its so sad now, to see Jane suffering from cancer daises for about 2 years, well I still have the faith that nothing is too difficult for God to do in her case.As a matter of fact, she has told me that any body that write me either she is dead of alive and quote the reference numbers, I should not hesitate to deal with him our her in respect our the deposited cash of $10,000,000(Ten Million US Dollars) to carry out her good will.Right now, the cash in question is deposited with a save keeping security Company. If am sure and pleased with your willingness and sincerity to carry the responsibility in accordance to the donor’s good intension, am going to give you contact
the Save keeping Security Company for the release of the cash of $10,000,000( Ten Million US Dollars) to you to carry out her wish, she has touched your life with this will,try ans see you touchother peoples life with the WILL to you. We are in a small world and no body knows where and how we shall meet tomorrow, hence it’s pays to be good. Am saying this, as a word of advice to you because money is the root of all evils people can easily be influenced when money comes, but I pray that your case will not be so AMEN.Please search your mind very well, if you will be able to carry out this assignment effectively with the fear of God, be kind to set to do as you are told.In Veiw of your responce to the transaction and case ahead,i wish to inform you to go ahead with the transaction with the below contact information.
Be assured that I am also going to give you all the Support to prove that you are the beneficiary of the $10,000,000( Ten Million US Dollars)and facilitate the release of these funds to you. Please you have to be highly confidential in this transaction till will finalize this project and you now have the funds in your hand.
On this you are expected to send your Full Name,Address, Occupation, Tel Number via the email to me and Contact the Security Company via email.Mail them the data demanding the fund release of the Will WILLED to you by Mrs Jane Mayon. Below are the details of the Company where the funds are deposited for you to contact them urgently with this Reference Numbers GRSC/1000WZ87 for Mrs Jane Mayon funds deposited with them.
I know you will be wondering how your email, was choosen. She did an online search by herself and she choose you. You need not to worry this transaction is problem free.

Should in case they ask you any information you do not know about, please don’t hesitate to get back to me, I will supply with the information

Company’s Name: LATIN SECURITIES INC.
Contact officer Name: MIKE RAWLINGS
Telephone Number: +447024018325, +447031871506
Email: infolatseccompany@yahoo.dk

You are expected to get back to me with feed back from the company for the way forward. I wish you best of luck
Best regards,

My best regards
Dr Jack Ryan



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