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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)
  • "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 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.
  • lawrecedave@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lawrence Davies <lawrendave@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:05:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: leter From Mr Lawrence Davies Read & Reply


Letter From Mr lawrence, Read & Reply

With urgent attention!!!! In order to transfer out (Fifteen-million pounds sterlings) (£15,000,000.00} from our bank here in London. I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable of performing this transaction. I believe that you will never let me down either now or in future. I am Mr. lawrence Davies the Chief Executive Director of a bank here in Scotland United Kingdom.There is an account that was opened in this bank since, the account has been inactive, due to the death of the owner of the account. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if the money is not transfered immediately, it will be omitted.

The owner of this account was Mr John Hughes, a foreigner from Australia and the manager of petro chemical service, here in London, a chemical engineer by profession. He has died since opening the account.And since then nobody knew about this account.The account has no other beneficiary and the money involved is {£15,000,000.00} Fifteen Million pounds sterlings. Kindly reply to me stating your interest, and I shall give you the details and necessary proceedure to make the transfer.I await your response,You can contact me with this email address lawrecedave@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks and God bless you.

Warmest regards,
.......................
Mr lawrence Davies,
Executive Director,
Bank Of Scotland Plc.


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