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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:
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (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.
  • +447024055246 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: JOHNMARY COLLINS <johnmary2t100@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 06:58:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I AM COUNTING ON YOU!


FROM DR JOHNMARY COLLINS
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
NATWEST BANK OF LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
TEL + 447024055246
LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM=20
=A0
ATTN: SIR/MADAM
=A0
I am Johnmary Collins, the director in charge of auditing and accounting se=
ction of NATWEST BANK OF LONDON UNITED KINGDOM with due respect and regards=
. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very=
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.During our investig=
ation and audting in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum o=
f money belonging to a deceased person who is from Iran he died on November=
1997 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with th=
is bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family=
or relation before our discovery to this development.=20
Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself and partn=
er to enable the whole plans and idea be pofitable and successful during th=
e time of execution. The said amount was USD$45 Million (Fourty Million Uni=
ted States Dorllars). As it may intrest you to know, I got your impressive =
information through my good friend who works with chamber of commerce on fo=
riegn business relations here in London. It is him who recommended your per=
son to me to be viable and capable to champion a business of such magnitude=
without any problem. Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over=
this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required ap=
proval and transfer this money to a foriegn account has been put in place a=
nd directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you =
indicate your intrest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your se=
lf to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in thi=
s country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foriegn accou=
nt and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of tra=
nsfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will re=
quire a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin w=
ith affidavit of trust of Oath to the bank and also present a foriegn accou=
nt where he will need the money to be re-transfered into on his request as =
it may be after due verification and clarification by designation bank acco=
unt.=20
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On s=
moth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitiled to 30% of the to=
tal sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expen=
ses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, wh=
ile 60% will be for me and my partners. Please,you have been adviced to kee=
p top secret as we are still in service and intend to retire from service a=
fter we conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the whole situati=
on here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account. And ask u=
s to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according=
to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your=
country or any country you advice us to invest in.All other necessary info=
rmation will be sent to you when I hear from you.I suggest you get back to =
me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal.

Yours faithfully,=20

Dr Johnmary Collins=0A=0A=0A _________________________________________=
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