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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447092896703 (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.
  • johnharrison64@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: debt recovery <debtrecovery006@msn.com>
Reply-To: <johnharrison64@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:30:22 +0000
Subject: urgent



ATTN: PAYMENT FILE NO: 007
SIR/MADAM TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN YOUR PAYMENT BY THE ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE BRITISH FREE LEGAL AID COUNCIL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WORLD BANK/ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES IS COMPILING LIST OF BENEFICIARIES OF ALL CATEGORIES OF PAYMENTS (CONTRACT PAYMENT, INHERITANCE FUND, LOTTERY ETC) HELD IN COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA, BENIN REPUBLIC, SOUTH AFRICA, EUROPE AND AMERICA. IN A MEETING HELD A FORTH NIGHT AGO IN GENEVA, THE AFFECTED HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AGREED THAT THE UK GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE FREE LEGAL AID COUNCIL SHOULD SUPERVISE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT DUE TO THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE AFFECTED, PAYMENTS VIA A SPECIAL ACCOUNT SET UP AT HSBC UK, WHEREAS THE DEBTOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT WITH THE WORLD BANK SHALL BE DEBITED ACCORDINGLY. WE HEREBY CONFIRM THAT YOUR PAYMENT FILE WHICH WE HAVE SCRUTINIZED HAS A GOOD PAYMENT CASE AND WE FOUND NO REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PAID UP TILL NOW. BE ASSURED THAT WE SHALL IMMEDIATELY RECOMMEND HSBC TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE PROVIDED THE UNDER LISTED DATAS, FOR FINAL VERIFICATION AND RECONCILIATIONS. 1. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBERS, INCLUDING CELL PHONE3. YOUR FULL BANKING DETAILS INCLUDING SWIFT CODE4. NAME AND ADDRESS/TELEPHONE OF YOUR NEXT OF KIN/LOTTERY NUMBER AND COMPANY FULL INFORMATION.5. YOUR TOTAL AMOUNT DUE AND HOW MUCH YOU HAVE SPENT IN PROCESS OF GETTING YOUR FUND IF ANY. NOTE THAT ONCE THESE INFORMATIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM YOU, WE SHALL CERTIFY AND INSTRUCT HSBC UK TO IMMEDIATELY PROCEED WITH YOUR PAYMENT. ACCEPT OUR CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE AND BE ADVISED TO BE PROMPT IN YOUR RESPONDS, AND PLEASE DO SEND YOUR REPLY BY FAX NUMBER +447092896703 ,TO ENABLE US RECONFIRM YOUR DETAILS IN OUR DATABASE, YOU CAN AS WELL EMAIL BARRISTER JOHN HARRISON @ johnharrison64@googlemail.com FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SINCERELYMARTINS JAMESHEAD OF OPERATIONSFREE LEGAL AID COUNCILUK

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