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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:
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
• 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.
  • +447045729266 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Morgan Patrick" <morgan44patrick761@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: morgan761pat@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:05:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?


Good day,

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Morgan Patrick, In charge of Treasury and Financial Institutions of my Bank. I have an obscured business suggestion for you. One of our accounts with holding balance of Money Valued £15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million
Pounds Sterling) has been dormant and has not been operated for the past Eight years.

From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account Mr. Andreas Schranner a citizen of Germany who perished in a plane crash (Concorde Air Flight AF4590) with the whole passengers on board on 31 July 2000. And for your perusal you can view this
website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm and since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of the account nor the funds.

I have secretly discussed this matter with some of the bank officials and we agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with.

The sharing of the fund between us, is as follows; 40% of the total sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of this transaction 60% for me and my colleague's.

Best Regards,

Mr. Morgan Patrick.
+447045729266




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