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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447045755532 (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.
  • nom.nom@laposte.net

Fraud email example:

From: "maung.lwin" <maung.lwin@laposte.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:14:13 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Mutual Business Proposal


Dear Sir/Ma,

Mutual Business Proposal

I am Barrister Maung Lwin, an Attorney . I have urgent and very confidential
business proposition for you. Mr. Morris Thompson (a 61 years old, of
Fairbanks, Alaska) until his death My client . Mr.Morris Thompson died with
his entire family(Wife and only Daughter) in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines
Flight number 261 which crashed on 31 January, 2000. You shall read more
about the crash on
visiting this web page site

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

Before his death in the year 2000 was a consultant/contractor with the
British Petroleum (B.P) United Kingdom.

He made series of Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$ (Ten
Million Five Hundred thousand Dollars) which is in my care. This money has
carefully been moved out to a Finance Firm in overseas for safe-keeping.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in as the
bonafide and legitimate next of kin to the late Morris Thompson, all the
necessary document to this effect will be acquired to facilitate an easy
change of ownership and transfer to you.

I would like you to provide me with the necessary information about you to
enable us begin the transaction immediately
1, your full names
2, phone and fax numbers
3,office and home address
4,your occupation and Age
5,full copy of your identification (Drivers License Or International
Passport).

So that the necessary documents which will put you in place as the Legal and
rightfull beneficiary of the money will be prepared.
Please honesty is the watch-word in this transaction,I will greatly
appreciate if you accept my proposal in good faith.

Your's Truely
Barr. Maung Lwin
+447045755532

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