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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "consignment " (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)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +4407035901141

Fraud email example:

From: Dawn Stewards <stewards0005@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 08:20:47 -0700
Subject: Confirm Recommendation


Dear Friend,

My name is Dawn Stewards the personal assistant to Jeremy Veerman the owner
of Veerman Gold Jewelry store at the English Midlands shoppers paradise in
Birmingham.

Mr. Jeremy Veerman was a young successful Gold & Diamond dealer in England
with 7 big Gold & Diamond Jewelry stores around England mayor cities, each
store worth 6Million British Pounds. Mr. Jeremy Veerman is worth 73Millions
British Pounds as at December 2003 at the age of 42years. Five years ago
precisely 19th May, 2004, Mr. Jeremy died of Anaplastic Astrocytoma (Brain
Tumor) at the Hexham General Hospital in Hexham, New South Wales after 3
years of rigorous treatment of the disease. He was Hospitalize for 13months
before he gave up the ghost. After his death, his British girlfriend took
over the company and ran into debt with banks and the business he suffered
to build collapse in 2005.

In February, 2003, we were on a business trip to Africa with 16million US
Dollars to purchase gold and diamond as usual, then he deposit the money
with a financial institution/security company in Ghana. 5 days in Africa
doing our normal business and purchase of gold, he was terribly ill so we
had to rush him back to England for medical check-up, and then he was
diagnosed of Brain Tumor. Since then the 16million US Dollars has been in
Africa. In October last year I receive a call from Africa, enquiring of my
late boss Mr. Jeremy because he has indicated my name in his deposit file as
his personal assistance during the time of deposit. I had no choice but to
tell them of his sudden death years back, then I was reminded of the deposit
of 16million US Dollars he deposited with them as a consignment in 2003
during our visit to purchase gold.

Since then I have been in constant communication with the company in Africa
on how to claim this money. Last month I was at the company in Africa with
all document of my association with late Mr. Jeremy to further prove our
relationship. Now I've been confirmed as his personal assistant, named and
mandated to provide a next of kin to claim is estate worth 16million US
Dollars in their custody.

I hereby seek your permission to present you as the next of kin to the late
Mr. Jeremy Veerman as required. Please reply this mail and I will provide
you with more details.

Best Regards
Dawn Stewards
Phone: +44 (0) 7035 901 141

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