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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mrhenryrobbson001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrhenry robbson00" <mrhenryrobbson00@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrhenryrobbson001@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:24:28 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

FROM: MR. HENRY ROBBSON
14, Cameroon House, Wyndham Road,
Camber well, S.E. 5 OUJ. London UK.
Email: mrhenryrobbson001@yahoo.com

I am MR. HENRY ROBBSON a British citizen and I am 43yras of age, I am
married with three Children, I work with a Finance and Security Company in
East London UK.
I am the accounting officer of Mr. Nelson Owen who died on the recent bomb
blast which occurred in London on the 7th of July 2005.
Mr. Nelson Owen who is our Client with Account Number UBS 101-720-4 has left
the sum of four.two, Million one hundred and twenty thousand pounds (£ 4.2,
120) for deposit, this Amount is yet to be credited in his favour before he
died on the recent bomb blast in London.
I want you to open an account with my Bank so that I can credit this amount
to you while you shall receive 40% of the fund I and my colleague will have
60%.
The name of the Finance and Security Company and all relevant information's
will be given to you, when you contact me on my private
Email:mrhenryrobbson001@yahoo.com

Treat with utmost confidentiality.
Yours sincerely,
.MR. HENRY ROBBSON
PERSONAL DATA
FULL NAMES:________________________________________
GENDER____________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________
NATIONALITY: _______________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________________________
MARITAL STATUS: __________________________________
HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________
FAX NUMBER:________________________________________
OCCUPATION:________________________________________
POSITIONHELD:______________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________
NEXT OF KIN:______________________________________
ACCOUNT TYPE:_____________________________________

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