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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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 us 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)
• 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.
  • +447031870019 (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.
  • george_donerson@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Donerson George <george_donerson@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:35:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mr George Donerson


From Mr George Donerson
My name is Mr George Donerson, a Banker and accountant with a prime bank he=
re in London. I am the personal accounts manager to Engr.Carlos, a National=
of your Brazil, who used to work with an oil servicing company here in Lon=
don.
Since then I have made several inquiries to his embassy to locate any of my=
clients extended relatives but has been unsuccessful, I contacted you. Of =
particular interest is this huge deposit with our bank here in london, wher=
e the deceased has an account valued at about ($8.5million US dollars). The=
y have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or the bank will decla=
re the account unserviceable and thereby send the funds to the bank treasur=
y.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so t=
hat the proceeds of this account valued at ($8.5million US dollars) can be =
paid to you and then you and I can share the money. All I require is your h=
onest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that t=
his will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you=
from any breach of the law.=20
In your reply mail, I want you to give me your full names, address, date of=
birth, telephone and fax numbers for proper communications.=A0for security=
reasons,If not this email i will not receive you response,
Please contact me on the contact details below for more information.
Name: Mr George Donerson
Tel: +44-7031870019
Email george_donerson@yahoo.com
Thanking you for your anticipated co-operation
Mr George Donerson=0A=0A=0A

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