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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447045703782 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: john wood <jjiiow@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrjohnwood10@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:23:43 +0100
Subject: Mr.JOHN WOOD(ESQ)



Mr.JOHN WOOD(ESQ)JOHN,co & Associates,15 Campshill RoadSe13 6qu LewishamLondon England.Tell:+447045703782
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Mr.JOHN WOOD(ESQ),the Personal Attorney to Mr Larry Desu. A deceased immigrant,who based in the London, Also referred to as my client.On the 12th of July 2004, my client, his wife and their only Child died in the train bomb blast along Edgware road Uk.Since then I have been managing his properties here in the U.K. and some of his properties, which he put out for sale. which I monitoredthe payment as his attorney, has been bought and paid for.
Now the money paid was deposited with a security company here. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the security company particularly. The security company has issued me a notice to provide any of his next of kin or have the account confiscated within 14 offical working days.My late client has an account valued at UK £18.3 Million ,Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for .years now and the company has giving me deadline, I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to my late client,so that the proceeds of this account valued at UK £18.3 Million Pounds Sterling can be paid to you And then you and I can share the money. UK £12.3Million to me and UK £6Million for you .
I have all necessary information/ documents that can be used to back up the Claim. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will Protect you from any breach of the law. Trust me, as his attorney, this is a Risk free business relationship.
If you indicate interest you advised to send the following information.
{1} CONTACT ADDRESS{2} FULL NAME{3} PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER{4} YOUR AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATION
Best Regards.Barrister Mr.JOHN WOOD(ESQ)
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