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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447031851625 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <ericjeff18@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:06:15 +0000
Subject: Mr. Eric Jeff




Mr. Eric Jeff
Teal, Moat Lane, Prestwood,
Great Missenden ,Buckinghamshire
HP14 8DA
+44-7031851625
Attn Sir\Madam Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics although. I am presently in London working as an investment consultant with the above bank at their London office.
And I am poised to work this deal out if we can do business. Be so kind to contact me at your earliest convenient for a possible business deals involving money transfer of about £25,000,000(Twenty-Five Million British Pounds) which has not been operated for the past three years. From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account is a foreigner, and he died without a WILL.
However, as at this moment, I am constrained to issue you more details about this business until your response is received. And I would love to furnish you with a little bit of my biography as we progress with the business as we have not meet before.
All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a risk free situation on the side of the both parties. Please note that this deal can only take place on the following conditions: -
1).You will provide the bank account and other relevant particulars/information for easy and onward remittance of this money.
2.) Absolute confidentiality and sincerity will be required and guaranteed, considering our (me and my partners) positions in the bank.
3.) Assurance that our own due share will be released to us in good faith when this money finally gets into your account.
This transaction will last for some days as soon as we hear from you. Please treat with utmost confidentiality.
This is extremely urgently
Best RegardsMr. Eric Jeff
Call me tel: +44 7031851625

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