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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:
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447045705567 (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.
  • barrister_johnthomas2007@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "davidphilip1@terra.es" <davidphilip1@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:02:45 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM DAVID PHILIP




ECO SAFE SECURITY COMPANY LTD,

24 BANK STREET LONDON

E65 2 E6

PHONE:+447045705567

From David Philips A staff of Eco safe Security Company Ltd..

Atten:

I am David philip of Eco Safe insurance and Security Company plc london.

We have been looking for our customer Mr Morris Thompson form USA who deposited two consignment /boxes in our office since 6 years ago 2000.

Mr.Morris Thompson 61 years,of Fairbanks, Alaska America who died on January 31st2000 with Alaska Airlines Flight 261.

You can as well confirm it by yourself through under stated Website of the incident
Click here to see it .

Today I took his consignment to our sacn room to know what the consignment contains only to fine out that it contains 20.7millon,pounds cash.

My dear I want you to stand for the cliam of these consgnment, as nobody can come for the cliam.
I will back you up with all need document for you to stand cliam of these consignment in our office for your proof.

I have finished every arrangement as to the claim, for you to claim consignment number SCL/9955 with seal number 00mk contain pounds 8 million pounds, while the second one contains 20.7million pounds with SCL/77712 with seal number 1144.

Sir the transaction will only need you to get certificate of ownership of these consignment with uk {british}investors card in your name, as investor, with this you can ask our company diplomas to move these consigmment to your door step.

Note with this you are no to pay any custom fee/ handling fee as you have the british investors card.

Sir we are going to share all the expences during this transtion both phone calls and other things also we will share the money 50/50.
So your assistance will be highly profitable.

so please if you are interested just my lawyer barrister_johnthomas2007@yahoo.com

Thanks.
David Philips








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