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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 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.
  • +447040115841 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Greg Bill" <gregbill679@msn.com>
Reply-To: gregbilluk@msn.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:25:44 +0000
Subject: Acquaintance

Dear Acquaintance,

Permit me to introduce myself, I am Greg Bill, head of Mortgage
Department, Royal Bank of Scotland, Liverpool Commercial Banking
Centre,1st Floor 1 Exchange Flags Liverpool L2 3XN . Only recently I
discovered that one account belonging to Ms. Fiona Watts now DECEASED has
remained dormant for the past two years, after intensive investigations, I
found out that Late Ms. Fiona Watts died in a ghastly auto accident in June,
2003.


At this point I am contacting you concerning a business acquaintance
that necessitates you to act as a new beneficiary cum next of kin to
the said dormant account as I hope to give you more technical details on
how I think we should transfer the funds into your nominated
offshore/residence account. Please I need you to help me with your
personal details such as Full names, home/office address, phone and fax
numbers
respectively, you can also reach me on +44 704 011 5841 or email back
at gregbilluk@msn.com should you be interested.

PLEASE, YOU MAY ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT MY TRUST IN YOU BY
NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, SHOULD YOU NOT BE INTERESTED.

Sincerely,

Greg Bill

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