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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447833928797
• 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.
  • stevepaul123@netscape.net
  • steve@mail.lawguru.com

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Steve <stevepaul123@netscape.net>
Reply-To: barrstevepaul@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:30:35 +0100
Subject: Read Carefully


SCM(MEMO)
Attention: Date: Oct. 25/2005

INRODUCTION
I would like to start off by introducing myself. I am Steve Paul, I run a private financial consultant firm. My head office is in London, United Kingdom, but I also do have branch offices in Manchester, South Africa and Holland.

PURPOSE OF LETTER
First of all, it may please you to know that I got your contact through a private search engine online.
I represent a lot of high profile clients, both home and overseas. The British Government on money laundering charges unfortunately recently held one of such clients. You can find the news on the BBC news link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4291350.stm
From all indications, there is a great chance of him being incarcerated and following this as his financial adviser, he has personally requested that I commence on an immediate search for a partner for him in the United States who will act as the next of kin/beneficiary and take charge of his other finances in the likely event of his incarceration.

This shall be a business agreement and all relevant documentation to make you the beneficiary to his other finances including power of attorney, letters of authority will be prepared. You will take charge of all concerning this fund and will manage it based on your own discretion, you will also be entitled to a percentage of this fund.

CONCLUSION:
If you go through the BBC news link above, you will see that my client is in a very desperate situation and if he doesn't commence an immediate transfer of his other finances, he stands a chance of loosing everything. At the moment, his assets in London, worth about 10Million Pounds has been confiscated.

If you are interested, my direct number and email is below to reach me. Then I can furnish you with more facts. I am purposely withholding other vital details until somebody indicates interest.

Please note that amount of transfer in question is well over 40Million UK Pounds. So if it is what you think you can handle, kindly reply, if not please do not bother as we have no time to waste.

Thanks,

Prof. Steve Paul
Phone (Direct): +44-7833928797
Email: stevepaul123@netscape.net
or paul.steve@mail.lawguru.com

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