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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +447005807937 (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.
  • paul.lockett97@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kristina Castine (Cortland Student)" <Kristina.Castine@cortland.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:14:39 -0400
Subject: RE: [Awaiting your response c082509]

From: Mr. Paul Lockett
Bills & Exchange Manager
KGR Capital Ltd.
20 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7HN,
United Kingdom.
Dear Sir, Madam,
I am Mr. Paul Lockett the Bills and exchange Manager of KGR Capital, a private assets Management firm here in the United Kingdom.
PROPOSITION;
As assets Manager, I discovered an abandoned sum of USD$$49,500,000.00 (Forty-Nine Million Five hundred United states Dollars) that belongs to one of our deceased/ foreign customers who was an estate developer both in Asia and Europe.
Since His death, none of his next-of-kin or relatives has come forward to lay claims to the deposit as the heir. It may interest you to note that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries we are yet to provide the next of kin to lay claims to the funds. I know that our client had no living successor to his estate.
These funds are secured in an escrow account here in our bank and can be transferred from the escrow account to your personal or business account once you have assured me of your ability and capacity to receive the funds for disbursement amongst the two of us at a ration of 50:50%.

To verify my claim, I would provide you the Escrow account details of the offshore account to enable you verify the existence of these funds. Once you have verified and you are in a position to assist in receiving the funds on my behalf, then I would provide you more details.

1. To verify, please call our bank Automated number which is : +44-700-580-7937
2. You would require to put your account pin code followed by # key ACCOUNT PIN CODE: 20398 #
3. Account Number: 265963

The account balance can be confirmed from the steps above All I require from you is your sincerity; honesty and co-operation to enable us see this transaction through to success. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business Endeavour by furnishing me with the following;
1. Beneficiary name and address.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before
the transfer can be made

You will be compensated with 50% of the fund, 50% for me. Please indicate your interest to finalize this transaction with me by responding through my private email account: paul.lockett97@yahoo.com

For further information.
I await a response from you shortly so that more details can be released to you on the above subject.
Thanks,
Mr. Paul Lockett.

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