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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447045734862 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448792124802 (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.
  • augustinetony47@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "steve baker" <stevebaker56@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: stevebakerbarclaysbankplc@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 18:05:34 +0200
Subject: LETS DISCUSS


FROM:MR.STEVE BAKER
FOREIGN OPERATIONAL MANAGER
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
PALL MALL BUSINESS CENTER
PALL MALL,LONDON-UNITED KINGDOM
DIRECT TEL: ++44 70457 34862
TEL/FAX: +44-879-2124802



My name is MR STEVE BAKER FOREIGN OPERATIONAL MANAGER BARCLAYS BANK PLC. I
am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our bank with account number
-908-14-255-114 whose name is Burke, Sean(Mr.), An American citizen who died
in a plane crash[Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers on board
on August 6,1997. And for your perusal you can view this web site

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list


Since the demise of this customer, I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of US$7.1M (Seven Millions One Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) which has been with our branch for a very long time.
On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next
of Kin as no one has come up as his next of kin. And the banking ethics here
does not allow such money to stay more than Twelve years, because the money
will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund after this period.

In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal when i was making
a research on a foreigner in will use in this great opportunity. For your
assistant I am willing give you 30% of the total amount. Upon the receipt of
your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the letter of application
which you will type sign and send back to our bank to enable us start this
processing of this claim.I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all
modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been finalized,
this transaction will be completed within five banking days of receiving
your response, after you apply to the bank as a relation to the deceased.
When you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail me signifying your
decision. Please include your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick
communication on the attorney's email address: augustinetony47@yahoo.co.uk

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT BE ATTENDED TO IF YOU ARE
NOT CONTACTED.

Yours in Service,
MR STEVE BAKER.

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