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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.
  • +447031848598 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448719943163 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Martin Jones <martin_jones201@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:54:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Reply Immediately



Greetings.

I am Mr Martin Jones, a United Kingdom Government Auditor and I work in the International Operation Department in a Bank here in UK. My purpose of contacting you is that I am looking for a Reliable patner in your country to place as the next of kin to a dormant account that have not been operated for years in my bank with a total sum of $ 39,000,000.USD and on further discreet investigation this fund has been deposited with National Bank Of Greece, and i would like you to receive this fund on my behalf into your designated bank account.

I also discovered that the account holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to the account.I contacted you due to you are a foreigner and i will provide to you the necessary claim documents the bank will require from you in other to claim this fund.

You should send to me the undermentioned information immediately so as to enable me to start the paper work immediately without further delay.I will also like you to take a close look in my family website www.martins.com

The informations will be as follows.......
Name:
Business/Occupation:
Business/Office Address:
Residential Address:
Phone and Fax NO

Keep this business within yourself for security and safe reasons.Thanks as I'm in anticipation of your favourable response.

Have a pleasant day.

Mr Martin Jones
TeL:+447031848598
Fax: +448719943163


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