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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447024029379 (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.
  • marthins.dradai@uku.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "martins" <marthins.dradai@uku.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:20:35 +0300
Subject: Read and answer asap


Address: 3 Presley Way
Crownhill, Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire MK8 OES
United Kingdom.
TELEPHONE: +447024029379
Business Transaction Of $25,000.000.00 USD, (twenty five million united states
dollars).


Please pay attention and understand my reason of contacting you today through
this email. My name is Barr. Martins Dradai I am the personal solicitor to a
foreigner, Late Mr. Morris Thompson, an American who unfortunately lost his life
in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on January 31,
2000. You may read more about the crash on visiting this C.N.N News Internet
website.

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

upon your positive response and my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. can you keep this business as very confidential? once I am convinced that you
are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is
deeply involved with me in this business.

All documents and proof to enable you get this briefcase will be carefully
worked out. I have Perform a probate order and mandamus investigation to locate
any of My client beneficiaries but it was fruitless, and more so I am assuring
you that the business is a risk free involvement.

As soon I receive an acknowledgment of recipient of this message in acceptance
to our mutual business proposal, I will furnish you with the necessary
modalities and disbursement ratio to suit both parties without any conflict. If
this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take an undue advantage of the trust
I will bestowed in you.

I desperately need your assistance to secure and move huge sums of money left
behind by my late client to the tune of $25,000.000.00, USD, (twenty five
million united states dollars). I will pay you 40% of the total sum for your
cooperation regarding this business. I can be reached urgently through my
private phone and email below.

PERSONAL CONTACT
...............................
marthins.dradai@uku.co.uk
Phone : +447024031028
Best Regards,
Martins.





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