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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.
• 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.
  • f_lawson_01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fredrick Lawson <f_lawson_01@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 17:57:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello


Hello,

My name is Fredrick Lawnson; I work with the Phillips Consulting Firm in London. We are conducting a standard process investigation involving a client who shares the same name with you and also the circumstances surrounding Cash lodgement made by this client at a security company.

Our client died intestate and nominated no next of kin to inherit the title over the Lodgement made with our company. The essence of this communication
with you is to request that you provide us information on three issues:

1-Are you aware of any relative/relation having the same surname, whose last known contact address was Toronto Canada?

2-Are you aware of any lodgement of considerable value made by such person at any security company in United Kingdom
3-Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume status of next of kin to the deceased?

It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with this personality that we may put an end to this communication with you and our inquiries surrounding this personality.

You must appreciate that we are constrained from providing you with more detailed information at this point. Please respond to this mail as soon as
possible to afford us the opportunity to close this investigation. .

Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Fredrick Lawnson.
Phillips Consulting.
Consultation Phillips.
f_lawson_01@yahoo.com



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