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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)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +447045707403 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Graham Smith" <infotmt@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: infomtd@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:43:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Reply!!!!


Dear Friend,

My name is Dr.Graham Smith From London, I will appreciate your prompt response in respect of request of the proposal for you,well I had a client,one Mr.Morris Thompson from America who lived here in London for sometime,he was a renowned Goelogist and a crude oil merchant with vast business experience. My client had an account with the Barclays Bank of London,with a credit balance of US$33.5Million (Thirty Three Million,Five Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars
only).

He consulted with me sometime and revealed to me of his plans to have the said fund repartriated back to his country for investment in a pharmaceutical industry,and needed my professional advice and assistance to that effect.


I Advised him to have a part of the fund transferred to his country through bank to bank transfer,while the rest should be moved out of the bank in cash,he therefore agreed that US$5.5Million should be wired to his account in America,while US$28Million be moved out in cash through a finance company affiliated with the Barclays Bank Group in Holland.


In line with this plan,the sum of US$5,500,000.00 was finally transferred to his account in America,and the outstanding balance of US$28Million was also routed to Holland for onward investment in Switzerland as explained above.


After transfer of the said US$5.5million was effected to my Client's account in,he immediately travelled to his country to ascertain feasibility studies of the pharmaceutical industry with an intention of returning to London after few months in order for us to proceed to Holland to facilitate release and transfer of the outstanding US$28million to Switzerland.

Unfortunately,it was sad to know that my client and his entire family perished in the said plane crash,crashing all his dreams.


I have therefore been mandated with an option of nominating any of his relatives or associates as next of kin in whose name the said US$28million will be released without any delay or have the fund confiscated.I have made several efforts but could not find any member of his family,hence my decision to contact you so that we can both discuss,and if all works out positively I shall nominate you as his associate or next of kin so that the fund can
be released in your name as to ensure that the said fund is not confiscated or declared as unclaimed.

The transaction is 100% risk-free as the finance company is already waiting for me to nominate a next of kin,it is obvious that they will not hesitate to adhere to my recommendation putting into consideration the fact that you both share similar name and I shall provide you with all information and documents relating to the fund.


I want to count on you, as a respected and honest person to handle this transaction with sincerity,trust and confidentiality.I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of this deal for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep all information about the fund TOP SECRET until we have successfully moved the fund out of the finance company's vault as planned.

I shall give you further information and all secret details about the fund when I hear from you assuring me of your readiness to handle this
transaction with me.


Thanks in anticipation of your earliest response.

Yours Truly,
Dr.Graham Smith.
Tel: +447045707403

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