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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.
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2348045004205 (Nigeria, 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.
  • slawson.caipdeptnnpc1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Stanley Lawson" <alex@iiww3ii.com>
Reply-To: <mrstanley_law01@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:10:13 -0800
Subject: RE-CONFIRM URGENTLY.

RE-CONFIRM URGENTLY.

Attn: Sir,

I am convinced to contact you in relation to a pressing issue which has held us spell bound according to an instruction from the authorities to release payment to all contractors and beneficiaries. In our ministry/corporation, a contract was awarded and completed with the value of US$8.5Million which was executed by our late client, who died in 2001. Whom we assumed to be your relative, as the deceased already positioned you being his next of kin whom his funds shall be release to upon his demise.

Already our Ministry have been waiting since 2001 for you family member/relative to our late client, toward receiving of this fund, none of you apply. Hence this contact for you to apply and receive the above stated funds, which emanated from your late relative.

Subsequently, your humble compliancy in confirming the following information as stated below to us, confirming the deceased is your relative/business associate to enable us release the above funds to your favor.

(1) YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBERS.

Upon the receipt of the above information, full details regarding the release of your inheritance payment shall be given to you. Also call me with my security telephone line immediately your response with alternative mail given below.

Regards

Mr. Stanley Lawson (Director)
Financial, Account & Inheritance Payment Dept (MPR).
E-mail: slawson.caipdeptnnpc1@yahoo.co.uk
DL-Tel: 234-804-500-4205.

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