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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international court of justice"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us 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)
• 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.
  • +447023051340 (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.
  • kensmht@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ken" <kensmht@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kensmht@sify.com
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:22:52 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

Ken Smith,
Smith Charmbers (Law Firm)
11 Lanark Square
Glengall Bridge
London E14 9RE
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 702 305 1340
Fax: +44 702 305 1289
EMAIL: kensmht@sify.com


NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

ATTN:

Sequel to your non-response of our earlier letter to you on behalf of the
Trustees and executors to the Will of late Sir Engr.Willy Bubenik (ksm), I wish to notify
you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the bequest of the sum of US$25,000.000.00
[Twenty-Five Million US Dollars] in the codicil and last testament of the deceased.

The late Sir Willy Bubenik until his death was a former Managing Director and
pioneer staff of a big property and estate firm here in London. He was a very dedicated
Sufis and a great philanthropist during his lifetime. Late Sir Willy Bubenik died on 9th
February 2003 at the age of 68; He was buried on the 23rd of February. Late Sir Willy
Bubenik even though he was an American living and working here as a foreigner requested
before his death that he be buried here in his words, "I regard here as my home and the
people as my people". He said that this token is to support your firm and help to the
less privileged.

I hereby request you forward any proof of identities of you, your current
telephone and fax numbers including your forwarding address to enable us file the necessary
documents at the International Court of Justice Probate Division for the release of this
bequest of

money to you.

Congratulations!!

Yours faithfully,
Bar. Ken Smith

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