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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:
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • +447035908115 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "jefrey frank" <jefreyf@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 19:36:28 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL FROM LONDON


INVESTMENT PROPOSAL FROM LONDON

Your kind Attention,

I am HENRY FRENZO , The Chief Auditor of *BANCO LA CAIXA* here in Spain;On
the 25th of july 2000,We lost one of our valued client in a plane crash *Mr
Christian Eich* and his entire family who died in the Air France concord
plane crash travelling to New York with the plane for a world cruise, bound
to his death was a sad loose to most of us here in the bank as he is well
known and liked as a result of his successful and consistent banking
operations with us.
.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm



He operated a deposit current account with our bank here and had a balance
of* $1.5million*.And Since he died along side with is appointed inheritor, I
have been soothing for a next of kin from His family circle but to no avail
to stand as beneficiary to this fund but no one emerged.I now seek your
consent to establish you as the next of kin to the deposit of late *Mr
Christian Eich*,so that these fund *$1.5 million* will be released and paid
to you as the next of kin.

After which we will share as follows 40 % to y ou and 50% to me and 10% for
miscellaneous expenses that might arise.Please indicate interest via email:
(feedback_highcomm01@live.co.uk)



Sincerely,
*HENRY FRENZO*
*+447035908115,+447035905346*

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