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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:
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +447024039165 (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.
  • bryan_giggs77@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Bryan Giggs <brygig1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <bryan_giggs77@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 01:58:12 +0100
Subject: REPLY ME!!



Good day Sir/Madam, I am Bryan Giggs, I am persuaded by my sense of Conviction to contact you so that you can partner with me and act as the next of kin to my deceased client Mr.Piero Jacometti. I am the deceased Attorney; late Mr.Piero Jacometti. His bank has informed me about the decision of the bank to declare late Piero Jacometti trust funds redundant if i don't provide the next of kin for the trust fund claim, failure on my part to provide his next of kin the bank will be declaring his funds as state funds if his next of kin does not put up a claim to the bonded trust funds totaling USD$38 Million. My intentions is for you to help get the funds cleared and transferred out to any account you will designate. The Proof of fund can also be provided to you on your request.Be informed that the details of this deal and it's paperwork are intact and the next of kin's form has been retrieved and your name filed in as the beneficiary and next of kin to the deceased and replaced. The funds in question is totalling USD$38 Million dollars, You will be given 20% of the funds total sum for your involvement and comitment after you have secured the funds from the bank, a Memorandum of understanding to this effect will be drafted for the mutual understanding between you and me. I will be working behind the scene while you will handle the application of claim and every detail neccessary to ensure that the fund is secured and released to an account you will designate/provide. For further details, you are to contact me on bryan_giggs77@yahoo.com.hk . FYI, this transaction should be kept strictly confidential. Sincerely, Bryan Giggs Esq +(44) 702 403 9165
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