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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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 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.
  • +447040109657 (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.
  • stanleywilliams100@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "STANLEY WILLIAMS" <stanleywilliams100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: stanleywilliams100@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:52:07 +0000
Subject: Dear Lange

From Stanley Williams
Crockford Lane Basingstoke,
Hants RG24 8WB. London UK.
TEL: 00 44 704 010 9657.
eMail: stanleywilliams100@yahoo.co.uk 

Dear Lange

My name is Stanley Williams from London United Kingdom.I am the Personal account officer to late Engr.Mark"Lange Who is a citizen of (GERMANY) and he used to work with a manufacturing company here in london. On the 21st of April 2003, My client, his wife and their only son involved in a fatal motor accident along Oaklands Roads, Hanwell-London and unfortunately, They all lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money and property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the (Chase Manhattan Bank of London) where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly a Chase Manhattan Bank of London where the deceased deposited the sum of $8.5 Million U.S Dollars. Conseqently, the Bank have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased or they will have the funds confiscated within a short period of time.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that this $8.5 Million U.S Dollars can be released to you as the next of kin to my late client.For both of us to share the money, I propose 60% to my self and 30% to you for your expected assistance, while 10% should be set aside for settling all expenses or tax as the government of your country may require All the necessary documents that can be used to back up the claim of this fund will be processed in your name as soon as we agreed together. All I require from you now is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.

I guaranteed that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law here in London or over there in your country. Please kindly get in touch with me through my private email address above to enable us discuss in details about this transaction. Remember to send me all this information as follows immediately:

Your full names..............................
Your full contact address..............
Your private telephone.................
YOUR Mobile Numbers...................
Your Age.....................................
Your Occupation...........................

Thanks until i hear from you again. Call me any time at: + 44 7040109657.

Best Regards, peter wood, Writing From London.

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