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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447031872124 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448715049343 (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.
  • nkosi_henrry2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: henrryuk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:01:32 +0200
Subject: RE: HI FROM ENGLAND


Compliments,

My name is Engr Henrry, an executive staff of F.T.E.H. Jewelries Distributor Company in Scotland UK ,With my position in the company.

I, attached off one metal box containing designed jewelries valued $20.5 million British pounds; i package the content together to our customer goods
The customer is my friend and my contact.

As i am in position the hand carry now, that is my reason of contacting you I, would like you to assist me to market the jewelries.

If you wish to be involved in this sales you need to call me urgently with your receiving information because it will be cargo to you through a diplomatic shipment to your door with the help of a diplomat who is working with United Nation.

For your support you will have 20% share of the total amount after sales.

The greatest antagonist in this alienated approach is that we must handle this business with a legal agreement that will bind us legally; it must be well signed by both of us that will bind us memorandumous in every area of our business.

NOTE : I would like you to give me your private phone number so that we will have a tremendous improvement to conclude this business fast.

Kindly contact me on

ENGR. HENRRY N.N
Tel: +44-703-187-2124
Fax: +44-871-504-9343
Email: nkosi_henrry2000@yahoo.com
Yours sincerely.

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