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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "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.
  • +447024010892 (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.
  • sir_philipasiodu@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Philip Asiodu <philasidou333@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <sir_philipasiodu@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:34:42 -0700
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN



FROM THE DESK OF:SIR PHILIP ASIODU.SENIOR LEGAL ADVISER,PHILIPS & CO,54 Somerset Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2PD,United Kingdom.

Dear Sir/ Madam
Attention to my World The inspiration to contact you is simply divine Providence, I am making this proposition because I have to seek the partnership of a resource person to help me realize this project. I am DR BEN HAVILKS. A solicitor and investment consultant based in London, united kingdom. Barrister Vannoy Darren I was attending a business luncheon in Berlin, Germany and I got introduced to the renowned German businessman and Property mogul, Mr.Andreas Schranner (of the blessed memory). He engaged my services as attorney and investment consultant and my primary assignment was to spearhead his investment forays in the United Kingdom.

Three months later I invited him to London and under my professional guidance and based on my advice he made a fixed deposit of 6, 800, 000, 00 million pounds sterling at a financial institution [SIX MILLION EIGHT HUNDED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING]. This deposit was for 2years and upon maturity I made effort to contact my client, I could not reach him or any member of his family. I was forced to travel to Germany and there I got the tragic news that on July 25 2000, my client Mr. Andreas schranner, his wife Maria, their daughter Eich and husband Christian and their two children perished in the air France Concorde new York bound flight; Please Click here and find out what happened to the family.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm.
I have made efforts to locate any member of his family since then with strong biological links to my late client without success. The search to find a close relation is one that has consumed time and resources. the institution is asking me to either present a next of kin to late Mr.Andreas Schranner or forfeit the deposit. My proposal is to package, present you as next of kin to late Mr.Andreas Schranner and process the fixed deposit and transfer custody to you for our mutual benefit.> My capacity as solicitor/investment consultant to my late client gives me the discretion to package and transfer the deposit to you. I will give you 40% for your effort, 60% for me it will amount to injustice if I do not take this decisive step to secure this deposit, and invest it.> The late schranner was also a friend in addition to our business relationship. I will wait for your reaction and response and then together we can jumpstart this project and nurture it to reality. Please get in touch with me by my email: you are advised to send me your full information below,

1, YOUR FULL NAME.2, YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FAX INCLUDING OUR OFFICE AND HOME PHONE NUMBER.3, YOUR MAILING ADDRESS.4, YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION.5, YOUR COMPANY NAME.6, THE NAME OF YOUR CLOSEST AIRPORT IN YOUR CITY.
You can send your reply to this email

address:sir_philipasiodu@yahoo.com. I Await your response as soon as possible.
Sir Philip Asiodu.Tel: + 44-702-401-0892


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