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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.
• 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.
  • +447031834305 (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.
  • billhall_uk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bill hall" <bill_hal11@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: billhall_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:06:19 +0100
Subject: From: Mr. Bill G. Hall

From: Mr. Bill G. Hall
Phone; +44 703 183 4305,
E-mail: billhall_uk@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir,

In a quest for a trustworthy partner who will work with me on a very
confidential matter. After due liberation, I came across your esteemed
Profile in our Chambers of Commerce and Industries here in United Kingdom.

My name is Mr. Bill G. Hall , Principal Executive Accountant, Audit
Department, Westminster National Bank PLC here in The United Kingdom.

During the yearly preliminary in-house auditing of accounts, I discovered an
account opened in 2000 and since 2004 has remained dormant which means that
nobody has been operating it up till date. The total amount in this account
is £.5.5Million Pound Sterling less accrued interest.

Working together with the audit manager, we decided to investigate this
account for more information. We discovered that the owner of this account,
a foreigner has died leaving no heirs or next of kin who could make a claim.

Presently, we are the only two people in our organization with access to
this information and we have decided to keep it that way and claim the money
for ourselves using a third party who will take the place of the deceased
(next of kin). We will supply the necessary information on the deceased and
ensure that the claim application is giving immediate approval.

Documents like the death certificate will be arranged and forwarded to you
for onward submission to the bank.

The project is risk-free as we will use contacts that hold strategic
positions in the bank to effect a successful completion of the project.

These presents no problem as all documented evidence will be directly under
their supervision.

We have earmarked a commission of 10% ( £.550.000.00) of the total amount
for you.

We would like to get your decision to this proposal as soon as possible.

Upon receipt of your decision, we will fax or email you explicit details of
the already completed groundwork on this project.

You can contact me at all times on the above.

Best Regards,

Bill Hall ( Mr)

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