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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447045730015 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704715457 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447045730016 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "booth stef" <sbooth@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 05:13:16 +0100
Subject: My Dear good friend


My Dear good friend

I am Barr. Stefan Booth. Attorney to Late Mr.James Williams a foreigner and
an Engineer with Renold construction company(RCC). Late James Williams has
an account with a Bank here,which he opened in 2003.

He died here in Uk 2004,I received a memo early this year from the Bank
remittance department for an interview about $14M USD that belongs to my
client Late Mr.James Williams, the bank informed me on their policy to
freeze the account of Late Mr James Williams.

I was asked to redirect the ($14m usd) back to government treasury because
they saw no next of kin in his entire file within the bank and his account
has been dormant for years which is against policy of the Bank.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner as the
foreign beneficiary to that fund.I have resolved to share the money in this
ratio.50% for me,35% for you,10% for the remittance manager in the bank who
has agreed to guide us for the success of our objectives and 5% for expenses
we might incur during internal processing of this transaction.

I will need your full name and address including telephone and fax number
for the internal processing of the fund. I will start processing of required
documents to back up our claim on receipt of all the required information
from you, which was given above.

I will give you further details on the entire process when I receive your
positive response.

Phone:+44 704 573 0015,
+44 703 183 7738
Fax:+44 870 471 5457


Regards
Barr. Stefan Booth

Law Firm Ltd.
2nd Floor, Queens House
180 Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 7PD
ph: +44 704 573 0016,
+44 703 183 7738
Fax: +44 870 471 5457

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