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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:

• 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.
  • +447024018476 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447040184747 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "PETER NELSON" <peternelson_15@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: peternelson_2001@myway.com
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:19:47 +0100
Subject: ATTN : DAVENPORT!!!!!! REPLY

ATTN : DAVENPORT

MY NAME IS MR.PETER NELSON AND I WORK WITH A COMMERCIAL BANK HERE IN LONDON-ENGLAND.WE HAD A CUSTOMER (DR.PAUL DAVENPORT)HAD A DEPOSIT OF 10,000,000,00 MILLION POUND STERLINGS GBP) BEFORE HE DIED IN A PLANE CRASH WITH HIS WIFE AND ONLY CHILD ABOUT 2YEARS NOW (JUNE 30,2004) AND SINCE HE DIED, WE IN THE BANK HERE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS/HER NEXT OF KIN/RELATIVE(S) FOR THE INHERITANCE OF THE DEPOSIT, BUT NONE HAS SURFACED THE POLICY OF THE BANK HOWEVER STIPULATES A LIMITED TIME PERIOD FOR SUCH INHERITANCE TO BE MADE OR THE FUND WILL BE WRITTEN OFF GOING BY THE RECORD OF THE INCIDENT, THE TIME LIMIT FOR THE CLAIM IS CLOSING UP. IN THIS CONSIDERATION,

I AM CONTACTING YOU TO SEEK FOR YOUR KIND UNDERSTANDING AND SINCERE CO-OPERATION TO CLAIM THIS INHERITANCE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT IN VIEW OF THIS YOU HAVE TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN AS THE DECEASED CUSTOMER ANDCOMES FROM THE SAME COUNTRY OF ORIGIN WITH YOU.IF YOU CAN STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN THIS PROJECT,SUCCESS IS ASSURED BECAUSE I AM IN POSSESSION OF THE PERSONAL FILE JACKET OF THE DECEASED WHICH CONTAINS EVERY NEEDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE DECEASED ACCOUNT, YOU AND I STAND NO RISK OF ANY KIND BECAUSE I HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO SUPPORT YOU IN CLAIMING THE INHERITANCE.

INFORMATIONS NEDDED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1.YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
2.YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT
3.YOUR ID CARD ORDRIVERING LICENSE
4.YOUR AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATIONS
5.YOUR DESIGNATED BANK AND ADDRESS

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRANSACTION WILL BE SHARED 50% EACH AFTER EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED. KINDLY INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS AND WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE INITIAL STEP FOR THE CLAIM.THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ABOUT TEN WORKING DAYS.

HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST SHOWING YOUR INTREST AND WILLINGNESS, YOU CAN CALL ME ON MY TEL NUMBER: +44 7024-018476 OR + 44 7040-184747

THANKS,

MR. PETER NELSON.

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