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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.
  • +34679120205 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • rolandnaegeli@mixmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Roland" <richard.richardnag.roland53@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:56:50 +0200
Subject: Re- proposal


Naegeli Chambers
C/ Tutor, 27E 28008 Madrid
Email: rolandnaegeli@mixmail.com<http://service.gmx.net/de/cgi/g.fcgi/mail/new?CUSTOMERNO=49420602&t=de310815618.1219135487.15b36bdc&to=rolandnaegeli%40mixmail.com>



I am Barr. Roland R. Naegeli, from the Naegeli Chambers in Spain. I need
your co-operation in receiving 17.5M (SEVENTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND EUROS) that has been saved in a security company for 7years as a
treasury box that contains family valuable which belongs to one of my
foreign client who died along with his entire family in a plane crash in
Kenya, East Africa.

www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html<http://service.gmx.net/de/cgi/derefer?TYPE=3&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2003%2FWORLD%2Fafrica%2F07%2F20%2Fkenya.crash%2Findex.html>
www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1390626,00.html<http://service.gmx.net/de/cgi/derefer?TYPE=3&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news24.com%2FNews24%2FAfrica%2FNews%2F0%2C%2C2-11-1447_1390626%2C00.html>

On my investigation, I found out that he died without making a will, and all
attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.

The security company has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin; my
proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
of my late client so that the box will be released to you and the money will
be shared accordingly in any agreeable ratio.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done perfectly and my position as his private lawyer guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction without a trace, please reply
immediately via this email address:
rolandnaegeli@mixmail.com<http://service.gmx.net/de/cgi/g.fcgi/mail/new?CUSTOMERNO=49420602&t=de310815618.1219135487.15b36bdc&to=rolandnaegeli%40mixmail.com>.
Or you can call me on Tel no: +34 679 120 205 for further clarification.

Yours Truely,

Roland R N,

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