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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:
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +447031912434 (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.
  • tonygroves1uk@mail.ru

Fraud email example:

From: "Tony Grave" <tonygraves4@msn.com>
Reply-To: tg01uk@mail.ru
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:32:32 +0000
Subject: Good day, call me on the receipt.

Tony Groves & Associates,
13 Dale House, London SE16 2PT
Tel/ +44-7031-91-2434 +44-7031-91-6248
United Kingdom.


October, 2005.



Hello friend,

I am Tony Groves an attorney to Christian Eich Mason, a deceased Immigrant.
Property magnate, who was based in the U.K., Also referred to as my
client.On the 25th of July 2000, my client, his wife and their two Children
died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan
for a world cruise,

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

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 monitored the payment as
his attorney, has been bought and paid for.

Now the money paid was deposited into his Local account 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 his
bank particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his
next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short time.
My late client has an account valued at 5.5 million dollars.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for some time now,
and with the bank giving me deadline, I now seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account
valued at 5.5 million dollars can be paid to you And then you and I can
share the money 50% to me and 40% for you and 10% for miscellaneous expenses
that might arise. I have all necessary information that can be used to back
up any Claim we may make.

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. Please get in touch
with me by my personal email address.

And send me your full names and address, telephone and fax numbers to enable
us discuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,

Tony Groves.

Private email: tonygroves1uk@mail.ru

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