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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • +447031850574 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "duke mogan" <jamesbrown@japan.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:24:20 -0700
Subject: INTRESTING......


Address: 3 Presley Way
Crown hill, Milton Keynes
Bucking hamshireMK8
O ES United Kingdom.
Phone +447031850574
(RE: TRANSFER OF $85,000,000.00 (Eighty Five Million United States Dollars)

Greetings,

I got your contact over the internet as a trustworthy and reliable person.
Please pay attention and understand my reason of contacting you today
through this email. My name is Mr. James Brown, I am the personal accountant
to a foreigner Late Mr. Morris Thompson. An American who unfortunately lost
his life in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on
January 31st 2000. You may read more about the crash on visiting this C.N.N
News internet Website:
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

I desperately need your assistance to secure and move some huge amount of
money left behind by my late client to the tune of $85,000,000.00 (Eighty
Five Million United States Dollars). I will pay you 25% of the total sum for
your co-operation in this matter. I will give you more details on your
positive response, also include in your reply your mobile telephone number
so that we can discuss in details.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. James Brown

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