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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:
  • "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • georgewatson@graffiti.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "George Watson" <georgewatson003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: georgewatson@graffiti.net
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:36:05 +0000
Subject: MY REQUEST FOR A HONEST AND RELIABLE PERSON

MY REQUEST
In order to transfer out ( fifteen-million pounds sterlings) from our Bank here in london. I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important transaction, believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.
I am, Mr George Watson. the Auditor and head of computing department of a Bank here in london united kingdom. there is an account opened in this bank in 1995 and since 2001 nobody has operated on this account again, After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if i do not remitt this money out urgentely, It will be forfeited for nothing.

How the money came about:
The owner of this account is, Mr Lewis Mowan, A foreigner and manager of petrol chemical service here in london, A chemical engineer by
proffession and he died since 2001 and then, Since 2001 nobody knows about this account or anything concerning it, The account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is (15,000,000.00 ) pounds sterlings. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with a foreign account as the real beneficiary.

Finally, At the conclusion of this business you will be given 25% of the total ammount,5% will be for expenses both parties might have incured during the process of this transaction.Your urgent respons is needed.
Thanks.
Mr. George Watson.
Contact me via email:georgewatson@graffiti.net
Tel:{+44}702-402-9481

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