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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:
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447924010680
• 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.
  • mrpaulh1uk@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Paul Han" <paul.h27@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrpaulh1uk@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:48:47 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT PROPOSAL!!!



VERY URGENT PROPOSAL!!!Mr.Paul Han,
Good Day,
My name is Mr.Paul Han, I am the operational manager in account management section in charge of credit and foreign bills of one of the prime banks here in United Kingdom.
I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank who died in 27th March,1992. There is an account opened in this bank in 1989 by this great late Australian INDUSTRIALIST who died without a written or oral WILL attached to the account. Since his death, I personally has watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds and no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it. The account has no other beneficiary.
The total amount involved is 162,320,000.00 GBP[One Hundred And Sixty Two million Three Hundred And Twenty Thousand GBP Only ]. We wish to start the first transfer with 20,000,000.00GBP [Twenty million GBP] and upon successful transfer without any disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the transfer of the remaining balance to your account. I have secretly discussed this matter with the top manager of our bank who I must involve in order to have a smooth and a successful transfer of the fund to any of your safe bank account.
I decided to seek for a reliable foreigner who will act as the foreign beneficiary of the fund from the deceased by providing his/her bank account where the fund will be transferred for immediate investment on any viable project as no one has come up to be the next of kin. The banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than 20 years without claim hence the money will be recalled to the government treasury as unclaimed after this long period of dormancy.
At the conclusion of the transfer 65% of the fund will be for me, I will give you 20% of the total transfer sum, 10% for charity both in Africa and in your country while the remaining 5% will be set aside to settle expenses both parties might incure during the transfer process.
Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you a detailed information about the transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is 100% risk and trouble free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within 7 to 9 banking days.
Regards,Mr.Paul Han,Tel: +44-79240-10680Reply to my private mail AT <mrpaulh1uk@hotmail.com>=

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