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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:
  • "i will like you to " (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.
  • +447045714843 (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.
  • nickowest@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nicko west" <nickowest@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 19:47:38 +0100
Subject: urgent request.


*Sir,

I am sorry for contacting you without your Notice, I got your email
contact from business farm and equipments. I must Introduce myself to you
First,
I am Mr.nick.o.west working with Barclays Bank Ltd. As Auditor
General.Farm equipments website email link while searching for a reliable
person that I can do this God sent opportunity business with that I
discovered without the Notice of any body in our Bank During my checkings
for
Audition. I discover that the account of one of our Client named Mr.
John Hay Whitney was dormant and none of his family members knew about
this due to it was his secret account with us. If our bank discover this
dormant account they will confiscate the account with out any querry to
them, that why I am contacting you today as a foreigner to work with me
so that we can transfer this account to your country where I will come
over after the successful transfer for sharing according to our
aggreement.
Please, I will like you to read a little about Mr. John Hay Whitney in
this email link.
(**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hay_Whitney*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hay_Whitney>
*).

If you wish to do this business with me Kindly send me your full names
and Contact Address for changing the Documents to be in your names as
the Next of Kin to Mr. John Hay Whitney, I promise that I will monitor
this transaction from my side to make sure that the Transfer will go
successful. Please I will like us to work as one been truthfull to each
other with trust. Although I don't know you too well but I believe you
will not dissappoint me when this fund gets into your hands.In my next
email to you after your writing back, I will brief you the rest of
information you may need concerning this Business and the Letter you will
send to my Bank as the Next of Kin to my Customer.

Please call me with this number for further conversation +447045714843.
or my private email email address **nickowest@yahoo.com*<nickowest@yahoo.com>
*I will be waiting for your quick response.
Regards
*

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