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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "necessary legal documents" (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. )
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • degoal2008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: howells <degoal2008@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jeffery_howells2009@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:02:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY

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I have a new email address!You can now email me at: degoal2008@yahoo.com



- Jeffrey Howells & Associates 67 Adys Road Peckham SE15 4DX London-United KingdomGreat BritainTel: 44 07024074516Dear friend,Happy and prosperous new year to you. Before I start, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this iscertainly an unconventional approach to starting a relationship such as this, but as time goes on you will realize the need for my action My name is Jeffrey Howells, a solicitor and the personal Attorney to Mr. Narin S. Oeurn, a burn Kampuchea(Cambodge) but a citizen of United States, who worked with an oil company in Isle of Man. On the 19th of April 2002, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a boat mishap while on a cruise in the Delta Escravos. My client and his entire family unfortunately lost their lives in the accident Since then I have made several enquiries to U.S Embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives, which has proved abortive after these several unsuccessfu!
l attempts, the need to contact you. My main reason for contacting you is to assist me in repatriating the money and property leftbehind by my client before they are confiscated or eclared unserviceableby the bank where his total is deposited. Particularly, the Bank. Where the deceased has a fixed sum of Nineteen Million Eight Fifty United State Dollars. The said bank has issued me a final notice to provide the next of kin of my client or they will be left with no! other choice than to confiscate his funds.Since then I have been unsuccessful in locating my client's relatives For the past 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of my client, so that the said funds as stated above I.E, can be paid to you instead of leaving for Bank.We can leave the properties part to Charity organization which I will see they are given.I have all necessary legal documents that will be used to back up any Claim we may make.All I require is your hones!
t cooperation to enable us see this project through. I assureyou tha
t this will be executed under a legitimate and egal process that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please give me your confidential phone numbers and full details for easycommunication.Best Regards,jeffrey Howells.


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<div style="border: solid 1px #cccccc; width:448px; background-color:white; margin:10px 0px;";><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="448"><tr><td class=tablot background="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/pim/gr/gr_announce_1.gif" valign=center height=57><big style="padding:10px;">I have a new email address!</big></td></tr></table><div style="padding:10px;">You can now email me at: <b>degoal2008@yahoo.com</b><br><br><span style="color:green;"></span><br><br>- <span style="color:green;">Jeffrey Howells & Associates 67 Adys Road Peckham SE15 4DX London-United KingdomGreat BritainTel: 44 07024074516Dear friend,Happy and prosperous new year to you. Before I start, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this iscertainly an unconventional approach to starting a relationship such as this, but as time goes on you will realize the need for my action My name is Jeffrey Howells, a solicitor and the personal Attorney to Mr. Narin S. !
Oeurn, a burn Kampuchea(Cambodge) but a citizen of United States, who worked with an oil company in Isle of Man. On the 19th of April 2002, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a boat mishap while on a cruise in the Delta Escravos. My client and his entire family unfortunately lost their lives in the accident Since then I have made several enquiries to U.S Embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives, which has proved abortive after these several unsuccessful attempts, the need to contact you. My main reason for contacting you is to assist me in repatriating the money and property leftbehind by my client before they are confiscated or eclared unserviceableby the bank where his total is deposited. Particularly, the Bank. Where the deceased has a fixed sum of Nineteen Million Eight Fifty United State Dollars. The said bank has issued me a final notice to provide the next of kin of my client or they will be left with no! othe!
r choice than to confiscate his funds.Since then I have been unsucce
ssful in locating my client's relatives For the past 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of my client, so that the said funds as stated above I.E, can be paid to you instead of leaving for Bank.We can leave the properties part to Charity organization which I will see they are given.I have all necessary legal documents that will be used to back up any Claim we may make.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this project through. I assureyou that this will be executed under a legitimate and egal process that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please give me your confidential phone numbers and full details for easycommunication.Best Regards,jeffrey Howells. </span></div></div>
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