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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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.
  • +447040110264 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "FREDLIN SIMON" <fredlinsimon8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fredlinsimon@National-Champs.com
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:10:52 -0800
Subject: WORK WITH ME IN LONDON

FROM FREDLIN SIMON

HBOS Bank United Kingdom 
Diretline: +44-7040110264

 

Dear Friend,

I am writing this proposal Directly to you with confidence that you will treat this matter with utmost confidential and Maturity.

 

My Name is Fredlin Simon, I work with Hbos Bank, United Kingdom. I am the Senior manager, Marketing and Administration, which includes Financial transactions (loans, deposits and withdrawals). I will like to introduce this partnership transaction to you.

 

There is a fixed deposit up to the tone £8,500,000(GBP)in my Bank. This amount has been dormant, non-operative since five years ago.

Further investigation I made reveals that the Account owner,a citizen of Mexico Mr. Fernando.G. was A Contractor and Oil Merchant with British Government.

 

I want to use my position here as the Account Officer to the deceased, to transfer this funds into your Account. It is simple because I will put up application which you will send to the bank to enable us secure the approval Documents on your name which will enable the Bank To Transfer the money To you.

 

I will give you more and better information as soon as you indicate your interest because i don´t want to` expose myself with this transaction if you will be willing to treat this matter with Maturity.

 

However, I will forward to you an application which you will sign and send to the bank, for the approval as next of kin to the deceased for the immediate transfer of the funds into your account.

 

Note, on further correspondent with you, we will discuss on the sharing modalities between us for providing an account and other assistance for the transfer of this funds.

I will wait for your reply to this email.

Thanks and God Bless you.

 

FREDLIN SIMON

Marketing Manager,
Hbos Bank PLC. London.
My Directline: +447040110264
Reply to: fredlinsimon@National-Champs.com

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