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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +447024095308 (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.
  • kingshamilton@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "KINGS HAMILTON" <kingshamilton@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:25:21 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT

Attention:
Dear sir/madam
Before I proceed, may I humbly introduce myself toyour good self, My Name is
Mr.KINGS HAMILTON, aSierra-Leonia refugee ,my Father was until recently,one
of the personal aid to the president of Sierra-Leone who was murderd out of
power during thewar in my country. Prior to this last serious crisis that is
stillravaging in my country, which recently led tomisfortune of our
government and my late Father'sposition as the personal aid to the
president, we wereable to come over here in London with my mother
forinvestment ,we inherited the sum of US$18.5 Million.The funds were
originally gotten from my late Father'sproceeds. My late father was able to
safe guard thefund with a very good diplomatic contact from myCountry to
London which make us to come here to planour life. But all is about life
and death I witnessed anothertragedy which could have taken my own life in
Londonhere but I feel this is not the time, It started on26th of December
here in London another disasteroccurred here named( TERRORIST ATTACK) which
as welltook the life of my mother and up till now her body isyet to to be
found, I am the only surviving person inmy Family now.I have decided to
contact you because I am interestedin investing in your country . Please
kindly guide andassist me in making the right investment as everything
regarding technical and logistics details isworked out and ascertained to
our respectivesatisfaction. In view of your participation, I amready to give
you a good negotiable percentage of 15%for your assistance, or better still
commit it intoviable Joint venture projects, be assured that youstand no
risk of any kind as the funds belong to me asthe only surviving son. As soon
as I get your consent,I will like us to arrange how to move this fund toyour
country for investment . However, upon your acceptance to work as my
partner,you can contact me with my private e-mail for moredetails.via
email.at kingshamilton@yahoo.com I strongly believe that associating with
you toembark on this and other business ventures will derivea huge success
here after, please include your privatecontact telephone number and private
e-mail whenreplying. Yours Sincerely.

KINGS HAMILTON.

+447024095308

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