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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +447035969385 (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.
  • jerzy.rzedowski@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jerzy Rzedowski" <jerzy.rzedowski@democrats.us>
Reply-To: jerzy.rzedowski@googlemail.com
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:12:44 -0600
Subject: BARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGN OFFICE.URGENT PLEASE READ

Dear Friend,



I am Jerzy Rzedowski, Chief Campaign Officer of the Barack Obama Campaign group. United Kingdom.



I am here to seek your support and assistance in moving some funds I recovered just after the last US presidential election. As you know Barrack Obama has been inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States of America on 20th of January 2009, at the end of the election I discovered my office has some excess funds amounting to 4 million Pounds recovered from donations and grants from Democrats around the world during Our election campaigns and pleas for support, According to plans, The excess funds was to used in clearing debts owed by Mrs. Hillary Clinton during her campaigns programs, Since her campaigns was still raising funds at that time,I taught it wise that the excess funds be served to the poverty stricken children in Iraq and Africa and donate to Charity organizations around the world.


My plea to you is that you assist me get this funds out of the United Kingdom and for your assistance ,you will have 30% of the total money ,This simple transfer process could be arranged in less than 3 working days.

I await your response,

Jerzy Rzedowski.
Chief Campaign Officer,
Barack Obama Campaign Officer.
Plot 2 A Queen Victoria Island districts 2.
London United Kingdom


E-mail :( jerzy.rzedowski@googlemail.com)
Phone: +4470359 69385

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