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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 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)
• 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.
  • +447045785087 (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.
  • mr22ashpardew@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ashley Pardew <ashpardew14@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: ashleypardeww@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:26:46 +0100 (CET)
Subject: VERY URGENT


Hello Dear,

I am Ashley Pardew,an Attorney at law,I am the Personal Attorney to a deceased engineer a national of your Country, who used to work with Unilever Plc in United Kingdom. Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2005, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in London train crash, which en route from from Swansea to Paddington West London, I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. Since then no one has come forward to claim the funds, as they were not aware of the existence of the account.

After these several unsuccessful attempts. Unity Trust Bank Plc, where the deceased had an Account valued about 15,000,000 (Fifteen Million Pounds Sterling) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the Account declared domant and unserviceable within 1month.

I thus propose to do business with you, standing as the beneficiary, since you have the same last name with the the deceased. After fees are assessed and due process has been followed, the funds will be release to you, (minus 70%).
Imagine: 30% of the total money is for you, just for allowing us to use your information to release the funds to you.I have all necessary legal document that can be used to backup any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this business successful.

This transaction is totally risk free, as the account is legitimate. Upon receipt of your response, I will furnish you with detailed information to clarify the mechanics of the transfer.

If you are interested, please get back to me.
mr22ashpardew@yahoo.co.uk

Kind Regards,

Ashley Pardew,
Senior Advocate Of United Kingdom
+447045785087



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