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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)
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • harrychipps101h@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "sandrahopper" <sandrahopper@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:30:37 -0600
Subject: Attention


Dear Sir/Madam
Re: Bequest Enquiry
I, Sandra Hopper, Managing Partner, Rhodes and Rhodes Associates, a legal firm with emphasis on the provision of legal services, Tax, Energy and Property consultants etc. It is my pleasure to ascertain if you have any relationship with the deceased, Mr. Mark Yates, a client of ours, who died after a protracted illness leaving us as the executor to the will which resulted in this enquiry.
I would not want this correspondence to come as a surprise as we have searched for the benefactor of this bequest whom also bears the same names with you. This is a gift of personal properties which is put approximately at £10,000,000.00 (Million British Pounds Sterling).We shall appreciate if you could respond to this enquiry which is very vital to the execution of this will.
The implications of non response to this enquiry, is that, after fourteen(14) working days ,state laws prescribe that these properties be distributed among the heirs or next of kin. If no heirs or next of kin can be found, the properties escheats (transferred) to the state.
For further enquiries or correspondence, do contact
HARRY RHODES (ESQ)
PRINCIPAL PARTNER, RHODES AND RHODES
ASSOCIATES.
21HARLEY STREET, LONDON, W1G 9QR
EMAIL: harrychipps101h@yahoo.com
Yours faithfully,
Sandra Hopper (Esq.)
Managing Partner, Rhodes and Rhodes Associates.
Email:Sandrahopper@rhodesandrhodes.org

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