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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.
• 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.
  • +447045789149 (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.
  • james_roberts000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "good news" <good_news@klikni.cz>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 01:03:42 +0100
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE READ AND COMPLY


Dear Partner,



I am contacting you as a matter of urgency about a huge transfer of(Fifteen
Million Great British Pound Sterlings) I have only written to seek for your
indulgence and assistance. My name is Mr. James Roberts,I am the Executive
Auditor in my bank and as well the account manager of Late Mr. John Hughes,
the director and owner of Accordis Oil Chemical Company from Australia, who
died in a plane crash without a will or any registerd beneficiary. This
money



belonged to him and since his death know body has operated on this account
nor any body knew about the account. For your indulgence and assistance
(morally),i propose a 35% share of the total amount of the fund to you after
the transfer has been successfully effected,while the 65% of the total
amount of the money will be my own share. And i want

you to understand that this transaction is legal and hitch free.I need a
strong assurance from you that you will not let me down in this business
once the money is transferred into your account. Hope to meet you physically
in your Country immediately this fund is wired into your account for



the withdrawing and sharing of the fund and other investment. Call me as
soon as you receive this mail through this my mobile tel: +44 70457 89149 so
that we can breif the issue on phone call. Kindly reply and get back to me
for

more details and directives and do not fail to send your reply via this my
private email address:
james_roberts000@yahoo.co.uk<http://us.mc463.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=james_roberts000@yahoo.co.uk>

truly,

Mr. james roberts
Mobile Tel: +44 70457 89149

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