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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:

• 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.
  • +447040107137 (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.
  • jimbrown_26@yahoo.gr
  • jimbrown_26@yahoo.gr

Fraud email example:

From: "Jim Brown" <jimbrown2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: jimbrown_26@yahoo.gr
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 06:45:01 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL

Name: Mr.Jim Brown
Position: credit officer
Bank: Alpha Trust Bank
Address: No 135 Bishopsgate, London,E2CM
Phone: +447040107137
Email: jimbrown_26@yahoo.gr

For your kind attention,

Transfer of fund/Investment cum joint venture

I discovered an account of a late customer in my office, as credit officer
of the Alpha Trust Bank London. It will be in my interest to transfer this
fund worth 15,000,000 million pounds to your account in your country. If you
can be a collaborator to this please indicate interest immediately
for us to proceed. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated
bank account we shall share in the ratio of 65% for me, 30% for you and 5%
will be for expenses both parties might have incurred in the course
of this transaction.

Do respond as soon as possible with your phone number and contact address
for details and directions to; Also Please feel free to ask any question.You
can get in touch with me on my mobile number +447040107137 for more
clarification and Please reply through this EMAIL: jimbrown_26@yahoo.gr

Regards and respect,

Mr.Jim Brown


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