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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.
  • +447031915796 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard.Erick.Stowell" <richard_stowell1@excite.com>
Reply-To: richarderickstowell@strompost.net
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:36:43 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: I need Your Assistance


Private &amp; ConfidentialCompliments Dear Friend,Do accept my apologies if my mail does not meet your Personal ethics, I want to introduce myself and this businessopportunity to you. My name is Richard.Erick.Stowell, computing &amp;auditing manager.I am pleased to get across to you for a very Urgent and profitable Business, which I believe, will profit the both of usaftercompletion. i contacted you after a careful thought that you might be capable of handling this business transaction, which I explained below.The sum of ?17,800,000.00 (seventine-million eight hundred thousand-pounds)has been floating as unclaimed since2000 in my bank as all efforts to get across to the deceased parson next of kin was fruitless. He died withoutany registered next of kin And as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate.According to the British Law, the money will revert to the ownership ofthe British government if nobody applies to claim the fund. To avoid this money being sent to
the British treasury as on unclaimed funds, I havedecided to seek your assistance to have you stand as his next of kin so that the said fund (?17.m) would be released in your name as the next of kin and be paid into your account by the bank. All documents and proof that will have you claim this fund without stress will be provided by attorney Hope to here from you soon for a mutual beneficial partnership with below is my private contacts Tele:+447031915796Fax :+448704902161SincerelyChief AuditorRichard.Erick.Stowell

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