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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:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447031936118 (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.
  • emilyolivier@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: cendy02@comcast.net (emilyolivier@yahoo.co.uk)
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:47:28 +0000
Subject: Donation!!! (As Moved by God)

Greetings, I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have never met before and you would also be asking why I have decided to chose you amongst the numerous internet users in the world,precisely I cannot say why I have chosen you but do not be worried for I come in peace and something very positive is about to happen to your life right now and to the lives of others through you, if only you can carefully read and digest the message below. Permit me to give you a little of my biography,I am Mother Emily Olivier, 87 Years old woman and the wife of Late Sir Jackman Olivier who died in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th of September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to Geneva. For details, http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html

After the death of my husband I became the Head of his investment and now that I am old and weak now and need to rest with my friends and family. Before the death of my husband we had a plan to use the last days of our lives to donate half of what we have worked for to the less privilege and charity homes and the other half for our family, its unfortunate that my husband is not alive today to do this with me. Hence I have decided to do this philanthropic work on behalf of my late husband and I. Despite the agreement between my late husband and I to give aid to the deprived, we also agreed to render support to an individual we have not meet before in life due to the fact when we were still young in life we receive an anonymous help from an individual we did not know and which we have not being able to know till date, the impact we got from such gesture made us to do same. I have just concluded the assignment which my husband and I have agreed upon before his sudden death and!
you ha
ppened to be the beneficiary of our last WILL, irrespective of your previous financial status.

My contacting you is as regards your cheque of £350,000.00 GBP which i deposited for you with the below courier company for outgoing delivery to you. Contact Sky Express Courier Service with this contact: skycourierservice1@live.com Phone: +44 703 193 6118

Endeavour to provide them with this your Security Keeping Code: SCT433CC. Most importantly your full deliver address and please not that you will be expected to meet up with the demurrage so far.

If having difficulties, you can reach me on my email emilyolivier@yahoo.co.uk I have so far already paid for the Delivery, Insurance and the Anti-terrorist Clearance.

Thanks for Your Mail

Mrs. Emily Jackman Olivier

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