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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447045734383 (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.
  • jamesgodwin@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Godwin" <jamesgodwin@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: jamesgodwin@excite.com
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 20:16:03 +0100
Subject: Attention


Attention,

I have the honor and confidence to introduce this business to you in view
of the fact my inquires reveals that you are trustworthy and reliable
person.

My name is James Godwin, a staff of one of the renowned banks here in the
United Kingdom. Quite frankly,there is an account that was created in our
branch long time ago but have until now not been operational since
2004,because the owners were involved in the Tsunami disaster five year.

After a private and intensive investigation, I discovered that the owner
of this account (MR. MIKE & CAROL Hall) a very Wealthy Couple who operated
this account once lived here in the United Kingdom lost their lives in an
untimely death as a result of the disaster, but to my greatest
astonishment, there was no will nor next of kin to the account.

Click on this or copy and paste
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4153821.stm
Since there has been no one to claim the funds in that account,the bank
management is willing to welcome any foreigner who has correct information
to this Account which I will give upon receipt of your positive response
towards my proposal.
I assure you a 100% that there is no risk to this business. The sharing of
this funds shall be done in no particular manner because we will wait for
you to suggest what percentage you are willing to have in helping us
transfer the funds out of the account here in the United Kingdom to your
local account outside the country.

As soon as I hear from you I will put up an annual leave so I could be able
to facilitate the transfer of this fund to any Account of your choice.
Should you be interested else ignore this message! Contact me urgently for
the way forward.
Thanks.
James Godwin
+44 704 573 4383

NOTE: Reply through this email address jamesgodwin@excite.com

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