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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447040117951 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Contact traverssmith" <contact_traverssmith@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ashley.goodchild@travers-smith.info
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:04:02 +0000
Subject: TRAVERS SMITH BRAITHWAITE & PARTNERS

TRAVERS SMITH BRAITHWAITE & PARTNERS
Solicitor,Advocate and Notary Public
Office: 10 snow hill, London
EC1A ,2A1,ENGLAND 96 DX
LONDON,CITY
Tel: 44-7040117951
Fax: 44-8701330353

Atten: Bequest Beneficiary

Dear Sir/Madam

NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

This is sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you On behalf
of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of late of Sir Engr. William
Morganson ( ksm), I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary
to the bequest of the sum of US$7.100.000 [Seven Million One Hundred
Thousand US Dollars] in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. The
late Sir Engr. William Morganson until his death was a former Managing
Director and pioneer staff of Coca-Cola here in United Kingdom. He was a
very dedicated Christian and a great philanthropist during his life time.

Late Sir Engr. William Morganson died on 9th February 2004 at the age of
68,He was buried on the 23rd of February. Late Sir Engr. William Morganson
even though he was an American living and working in here as a foreigner he
requested before his death that he be buried here in the United Kingdom,in
his words, "I regard here as My home and the people as my people". He said
that this token is to support your ministry and help to the less-
privelegded. I hereby request that you forward any proof of identities of
yours, your current telephone and fax numbers and your forwarding address to
enable us file necessary documents at the Royal High court probate division
for the release of this bequeathed money.

Congratulations.
Yours faithfully,

Dashley Goodchild(Mrs)
For Travers Smith



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