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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)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • johnedw_23_us@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Edward <john_e034_us08@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jo_90_us@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:29:29 +0100
Subject: My Dear Friend,I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY PLEASE.



My Dear Friend,
Courtesy of business opportunity, I take libertyanchored on strong desire to solicit for your assistance on this mutually beneficial and risk freetransaction with you, which I hope you give urgentattention. To be precise. I am Barr.John Edward, personalAttorney to late (Michael) who had a deposit of10,000,000,00 million us dollars) in a bank here inLondon before he died in a car crash on 17th July 2005about Two years now.Since the day he died, I havemade several enquiries and attempts to locate the nextof kin to my late client but all attempts wereunsuccessful.That is the reason why I did a personalsearch on the internet in order to locate a foreignerwho will stand as the next of kin to my late client. Iwill back you up with all the documents that willprove you as the next of kin to late (Michael). I am contacting you to seek your kind understandingand sincere co-operation to claim this inheritance fund for our mutual benefit.Sinceyou and he are from the same country of origin, withyour co-operation and my legal insight success isassured for us because I am in possession of thepersonal files of the deceased which contains everyneeded information about the deceased's account.Youand I stand no risk of any kind because I have enoughinformation to support you in claiming theinheritance. Information needed from you in order to proceed withthis transaction are as follows:
[1] Name: ________________________________[2] Address: ____________________________[3] Age: _________________________________[4] Sex: _________________________________[5] Telephone: __________________________[6] Fax: _________________________________[7] Occupation status: __________________
The proceeds of the transaction will be shared 50% foryou and 50% for me.Each person's expenses will bereimbursed at the end of the transaction. Kindlyindicate your willingness and we shall proceed with steps for the claim. The entire project is expected tolast for about ten working days. Hope to hear from you soon, showing your interest andwillingness by forwarding a response and theinformation required for us to proceed. If you are notinterested, please delete this letter so that I canscout for another competent partner who I can concludethis transaction with. Should you be interested pleasesend me your response immediately.Direct email: {johnedw_23_us@hotmail.com}

Thanks. Barr. John Edward

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