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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +34678007950 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • favouranderson@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mike1970@terra.es" <mike1970@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:07:38 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED PLS


Anderson and Associates.
13 Calle Leganese=20
28808
Madrid Spain
Tel +34 678 007 950
Fax+34 652 440 895
email--favouranderson@myway.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister Favour Anderson, an Attorney to Christian Eich Mason, a Dece=
ased Immigrant.and Property magnate, who was based in the Spain, Also refer=
red to as my client.On the 25th of July 2000, my client, his wife and their=
two Children died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New York=
in their plan for a world cruise,
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Since then I have been managing his properties here in the Spain. and some =
of=20
his properties,which he put out for sale. which I monitored the payment as =
his attorney, has been bought and paid for.Now the money paid was deposited=
into a Bank here . I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the mone=
y and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or decl=
ared unserviceable by The Bank which he Introduced to me when he was alive.=
Particularly, the Bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his=20
next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short time.My late cli=
ent has an account valued at =E2=82=AC1.2 million Euros.Since I have been u=
nsuccessful in locating the relatives for some time now, and with the Bank =
giving me deadline, I now seek your consent to present you as the next of k=
in of the deceased, so that the said valued amount =E2=82=AC1.2 million Eur=
os can be paid to you And then you and I can share the money. I have all ne=
cessary Document that can be used to back up any Claim we may make.All I re=
quire is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I =
Guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate=20
arrangement that will Protect you from any breach of the law. Trust me,=20
as his attorney, this is a Risk free business relation.if you are intrested=
,just call or mail me Enable us discuss further about this transaction.
Looking forward in hearing from you soonest
Best regards,
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Barr Favour Anderson






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