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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447045723648 (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.
  • mrhobson0102@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Anthony Hobson <tony28.hobson@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrhobson0102@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:14:54 -0600
Subject: Dear,



Dear,

I wish to accost you with a request that would be of immense benefit to both of us. Being an Auditor general and Chairman, Audit Committee of Scotland Bank here in United Kingdom, it is possible that we may be attracted to make fortune out of my customer situations, when we cannot help it, or left with no better option.

The issue I am presenting to you is a case of my customer John Hughes, who was an Australian citizen and a Chemical Engineer by profession, he died since 1996, before his death, he willed a fortune to his next-of-kin. It was most unfortunate that he and his next-of-kin died on the same day in a ghastly car accident . I am now faced with confusion of who to pass the fortune to.

According to the English law, the fortune is supposed to be bequeathed to the government. However, I do not belong to that school of thought which proposes that the fortune of a deceased be given to the government. After a thorough investigation I discovered that Mr. John Hughes's has no other beneficiary and my investigation also proves that his company does not know anything about this account, the amount involved is thirty Million Pounds Sterling (£30,000,000.00).
My purpose of contacting you is to seek your acting as the beneficiary of the will, and lay claim the legacy of (£30,000,000.00) million pounds sterling, which my unfortunate client bequeathed to his next-of-kin. Everything will be left between you and I. The share would be 30% for you and 70% for I. I would like to take a part of my share to care of the needy and less privileged,as this is my primary objective. All I have to do is amend all file to make you the beneficiary to the (£30,000,000.00) million pounds sterling legacy.

Again, I feel that you may be apprehensive and consider this amount very huge for you to defend. It does not matter, as there are documents to back it up. I therefore appeal to you not to obsolete this request to anybody, even if you decline my request. Until I am sure of your consent and full cooperation. I would prefer that we maintain all correspondence by email and phone call.

At this point I want to assure you that your true consent, full cooperation and confidentiality are all that are required for us to take full advantage of this opportunity.
I look forward to hear from you soon.
Yours truly,

Mr. Anthony Hobson,Auditor General,Bank Of Scotland Plc.Tel: +44 704 57 23648 Email: mrhobson0102@yahoo.com
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