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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:
  • "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +447031819678 (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.
  • andrew444perio@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • andrew2004perio@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "andrew perio" <andrewperio55@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 11:47:15 +0100
Subject: HELLO


From The Manager Credit and Foriegh Bills
First national Bank
Thorpebank Road, London, W12 0PG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 7031819678
Email: andrew444perio@yahoo.com


Attention:
My name is Mr.Andrew Perio, the Manager of Credit and Foreign bills of
FIRST NATIONAL BANK LONDON, UNITED KINGDON. I am writing in respect of a
foreign
customer of our bank with
account number -908-14-255-114 whose name is Kim, Janewy, U.S.(Mr.), an
American citizen who died in a plane crash[Korean Air Flight 801] with the
whole passengers
onboard on August 6,1997.And for your perusal you can view this web
site

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list
Since the demise of this customer, I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one
has come to claim his funds of
US$1.2M (One Million Two Hundred Thoudsand United States Dollars)
which has been with our branch for a very long time. On this
note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next of
Kin as no one has come up as his next of kin. And the banking ethics
here does not allow such money
to stay more than eight years, because the money will be recalled to
the bank treasury as unclaimed fund after this period.

In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal when i was
making a research on a foreigner i will use in this great opportunity.
For your assistant
I am willing offer you 40% of the total amount. Upon the receipt of
your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the letter of application
which you will type sign and send
back to our bank to enable us start this processing of this claim.I
will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and
that you should not entertain any fear
as all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has
been finalized, this transaction will be complited within nine banking
days of recieving your response, after
you apply to the bank as a relation to the deceased. When you receive
this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail or call me signifying your
decision. Please include your private
Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication on my personal email address:

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Andrew Perio.
Manager Credit and Foriegn Bills
First national Bank London, UK.
Tel. +44 7031819678.
Email: andrew2004perio@yahoo.com

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