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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:
  • "million united states 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)
• 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.
  • +447024062162 (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.
  • jackson_amadi@indiatimes.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Jackson Amadi" <parkjacks102@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jackson_amadi@indiatimes.com
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 05:32:43 +0100
Subject: RE: PRIVATE CONFIDENTIAL

13 Brixton Road
U.K SW9 6DE
Cell Phone:+447024062162
E-mail: jackson_amadi@indiatimes.com

Attn:
Goodday,
I got your contact over the internet as a trustworthy and reliable
person. Please pay attention and understand my reason of contacting you
today Urgently. I am the personal solicitor to a foreinger, Late Mr.
Morris Thompson ,an American who unfortunately lost his life, in the
plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on January 31 2000.
He was one of the State's most prominent Native and business leaders
and had been in Mexico for a vacation with his wife, Thelma Thompson,
and daughter Sheryl Thompson all were in same plane.
You may read more about the crash on:
<<http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/>>
<<http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html>>
I desprately need your assistance to secure the money left behind by
my late client to the tune of ($ 12,000,000,00 USD) Twelve Million
United States Dollars in a Finance company in Spain. You will retain
25% of the total sum for your coperation in this matter.The bank management
have given me the last notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account Frozen forever. I will give you more details. Email me
immediately you receive this mail on and relpy with your full contact information.
Yours Faithfully,
Jackson Amadi.

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