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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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 reliable and reputable person to handle this" (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.
  • +447024096831 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712638984 (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.
  • mr_johnwaya2007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR JOHN WAYA"<corporate_investment@myway.com>
Reply-To: mr_johnwaya2007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 23:56:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: KINDLY GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY.


Dear Friend,

First, I must solicit your confidence in this Transaction; this is by virtueif it’s nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.I am Mr.John Waya, an Accountant by profession and l came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.

THE PROPOSITION:A foreigner, an Gold Merchant/oil broker was my client until his death in aghastly air crash, banked with a bank in United kingdom and had a closing balanceof several Millions of United States Dollars which the bank now expects it to be claimed by any available foreign next-of-kin of the Late beneficiary or alternatively be forfeited to the Government.Fervent valuable efforts are being made by the Bank to get in touch with any of his family or relatives but proved unsuccessful.It is because of the inability to locate any of his relations (he died with his wife and only daughter) that the management of the bank are preparing for the fund to be declared "UNCLAIMABLE" and subsequently be forfeited to government by the end of April 2007.

In order to avert this negative development, I now seek your permission for have you stand as his next-of-kin because you share the same surname with him so that the funds would be released and paid into your bank account as the beneficiary next-of-kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out and more so we are assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement.

You shall be compensated with 35% of the money for standing in as the beneficiaryof the funds and 65% tome theoriginator of the transaction. If this proposal is OK by you and you do not wish to take undue advantage of the trust, we hope to bestow on you and your company, then kindly get to me immediately,I will like you to furnish me with your most confidential telephone, fax number for further information on the release and subsequent transfer of the funds in your favour. Please send your reply preferably by email:mr_johnwaya2007@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you in advance for your anticipated Co-operation.

Yours faithfully,Mr.John WayaPhone Number +447024096831 +447024097055 Fax Number : +448712638984

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