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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)
• 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.
  • +447031973161 (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.
  • ty.david@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DAVID TAYLOR <david_t08@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <ty_david01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 01:40:48 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend.



Law Chambers Nicos PapacleovoulouFord Street, Paddington, London, London, W2 1HDPLEASE REPLY VIA THIS PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS:Email: ty.david@hotmail.com


BUSSINESS ASSISTANCE NEEDED

Dear Friend,

I write this letter to you based on my recent and situation at hand. Understandably, I know this letter will surprise you because we've never met. I am MR.DAVID TAYLOR a Legal Consultant and Broker. The purpose of this letter is to ask for your utmost cooperation in procuring my client's Bonded Fund that was lodged with a Building Society in Europe My client, named Mr. RON EDWARD died intestate. And till date no one has been able to locate any of his relatives despite several attempts by the building society to contact his heir. The deceased owned assets valued Twelve million, Three hundred Thousand ($12.3m) United States Dollars approximately. And the Building society has issued a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the account confiscated within the next few months. I request your consent, to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, In so doing, the proceeds of this account can be paid to you and then we can share the money in an agreed ratio depending on your ability to aid the consummation of this project. What I need from you is confidence, trust, and honest cooperation to enable us reach our goal without any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by my private email above to enable us discuss further. In conclusion, before this can be made possible, we shall need to prepare the necessary documentation on your name and address, therefore if this Proposal is favorably dispose to you do show your submission as regard my mail by sending to me:

Your full name and address: Your telephone and fax number:

Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation. God bless you.

Best Regards,
Mr. David TaylorTel: +447031973161

NB: All further reply to my private Email ID: ty.david@hotmail.com

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