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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:
  • "barrister" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447024079121 (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.
  • franklin_legal@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: rita mosley <ritmley2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:23:39 +0100 (BST)
Subject: My Benefactor


My Dear Pastor Robert,

I am very sorry if i did not get to you on time.

Please,it was due to my falling health and i have been in the hospital for the last couple of days now.My appologies.

Anyway,thank you for your response.It goes to show that you have been destined to be great and I implore you to be as honest as possible in this dealing as the spirit of my late husband will be with you always and will also bless you for your effort in seeing that persons are brought out of their predicament.

I have discuss this matter with my Lawyer and he is going to work with the Bank and secure this funds from the UK Bank where it is been kept for safe custody in a very proper and legal manners and he will make the arrangement with the Bank in your name, as the new beneficiary of the fund and also my next of kin, to move the fund from England to meet you in your country, with your data.

My Attorney is Barrister Franklyn Marcucci. Do email him at once and let him commence with the transfer modalities, his email address is: franklin_legal@yahoo.co.uk , you can reach him through his telephone number, which is +447024079121,+448704780215 and you can also contact me through his telephone number but note that you must ensure that this is not disclosed to anybody until the money has been successfully transfered to you because of security reasons on my side.

You are implored to use this funds for the less-privileged, widows, and orphans, destitute and indigent persons in the society. Please, do your best to see that the dreams of my husband SIR Mosley of blessed memory and my dream is fulfilled and make sure this is kept confidential until the transfer is completed and the good works of charity commence, as you are the only one contacted for this and aware of this too.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs.Rita Mosley.



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