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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447040113357 (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.
  • steven_percival1183@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: steven percival <steven_percival1183@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: steven_percival1999@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 17:07:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: UNCLAIMED DEPOSIT(email Dated 06-06-2006)


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: steven_percival1183@yahoo.com

Mr. Steven Percival

Former Vice President, Custody and Clearing

HSBC Bank plc

8 Canada Square, Level 24

London E14 5HQ

Direct Line: +44 704 011 3357

Direct Fax: +44 207 681 1190


Dear Partner,


Through some discreet search from my local chambers of

commerce, you were revealed as being quite astute in

Entrepreneurship. One has no doubt in your ability to

handle an international business of considerable

TRUST, which may form the bedrock of an extensive

business partnership in the future.


PROPOSITION:


Presently in my bank here in the United Kingdom we

have an estate,which has remained unclaimed since

1999. And the estate will be converted to UNCLAIMED

DEPOSIT and therefore forfeited if nobody comes

forward to lay claim to the deposit before the end of

this financial quarter, as is the practice and also

indicated in the EU banking guidelines.It may

interest you to know that we have secured from the

probate registry of the Supreme Court an order of

mandamus to locate and transfer the rights and

privileges of the Estate to any of the account's

beneficiaries. This is why I am contacting you.


We now seek your understanding to have you stand as

the Beneficiary/Next of Kin to the deceased Do not be

bothered as we will carefully and legally work out

all necessary documents in your favor as the new

Beneficiary/Next-of-Kin to the Estate.


I want to count on you as a person of respect and

honest disposition and hope that you will handle this

transaction with all maturity and confidentiality it

deserves.


In order to get the process started, I would require

that you contact me immediately this email or

Telephone/Fax numbers as given above with all

necessary contact information of yourself.


I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you

will not disappoint me.


Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Steven Percival


NOTE: If however, you are not disposed to assist,

kindly delete/destroy this email in view of the

confidentiality of the proposed transaction and

interest of personalities involved.






- steven percival

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