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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.
  • +447031915877 (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.
  • jhjhnpl@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Paul <johnpaul248uk@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jpaulalphabnk@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 23:22:36 +0200
Subject: From: John Paul



From: John Paul
DearFriend,
RE:TRANSFER OF 5,250,000.00 MILLION POUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.I am John Paul, an Auditor in a Bank in London.I feel quite safe dealing withyou in this important business.
Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatlyabused, I choose to reach you through it because itstillremains the fastest medium of communication.
However,this correspondenceis unofficial andprivate, and it should be treated as such. THEOWNEROF THIS ACCOUNT IS A FOREIGNER, a programleader who was believed toacquired the fund throughhis secret Crude Oil deal withthe former IRAQI Government.The deceased unfortunately lost hislife in the plane crash ofMonday, 31 July, 2000 AF4590 crash, including his wife and hiswholefamily.Visiting site :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stmOnfurtherinvestigation I discovered that his supposednext of kin being his onlydaughter died along withhim in the plan crash.
The amount involved is[5,250,000.00 BRITISH POUNDS STERLINGS].I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEYINTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNTABROAD BUT I DON'T NOW ANY FOREIGNER WHOM I CANTRUST, I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU ASA SURPRISE AS WEDON'T KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BESURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINEBUSINESS.I AMCONTACTING YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET MEDOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. I have allthe information toenhance the safe transfer of thismoney. I can not do this on my own because of myposition in the bank hence I contactedyou.
Consequently, Iwill like you as a foreigner tostand in as the next of kin.Please thisis highlyconfidential.
Kindly go through the website and contact me forfurther details.
Regards,MR JOHNPAUL
TEL: +44-703-191-5877 FAX:+44-703-186-1480EMAIL:jhjhnpl@aol.com

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