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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.
  • +34692803847 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Remond R. johnson" <remondruphxx2@netscape.net>
Reply-To: remondinfos2001@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 12:35:33 +0200
Subject: Please indicate your utmost interest.


From: Mr.Remond R. johnson
Tel: +34 692 803 847
Fax:+34 916 444 920
SPAIN.

Good day to you. I am Mr. Remond R. johnson, an Accounts Clerk
with one of the major banks in Spain. I came
across your email address during a thorough search for a
reliable and trustworthy person who can assist me carry-out
a mutual and benefiting transaction in my bank.
Only recently I discovered that an account belonging to a
customer name Mr. Richard Pius Nault has remained dormant
for the past two years, after intensive investigations, I found
out that Mr. Richard Pius Nault died in a gastly auto accident
in June, 2002.
At this point I am contacting you concerning a business
acquaintance that necessitates you to act as a new beneficiary
as a next of kin to the said dormant account as I hope to give
you more technical details on how we can transfer the funds
into your nominated offshore/residence account. Please if you
are interested reach me with your personal details such as
full names, address (home/office), phone and fax numbers to
enable me give you full details of our plans to success.

Sincerely yours,
Remond R. johnson
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