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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447014218307 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard peterson"<rpeterson-9@myway.com>
Reply-To: dr_richard.peterson@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:09:48 -0500 (EST)
Subject: RE;YOUR OWN ROLE












RE: FROM:MR.RICHARD PETERSONP.O.BOX 5038,57GREHAM STREET,LONDON SW1H,

DEAR FRIEND,I, AM MR.RICHARD PETERSON, FINANCE MANAGER, IN NATWEST TRUST FINACE, PLC. LONDON, UK. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND FULL CO-OPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT WITH YOU. I AM CONTACTING YOU BASED ON TRUST AND CONFIDENTIALITY THAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THIS DEAL. ON AUDITTING OF FOREGIN ACCOUNTS IN MY BRANCH I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM VALUED AT $20.5M(TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS) BELONGING TO LATE MR. PAUL DAVID WELLSTONE. A PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEER, WHO LIVED AT MILL HILL, LONDON.UK.HE DIED SINCE YEAR 2000.AND HIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN LEFT DORMANT EVER SINCE HIS DEATH. THIS ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY AND HIS COMPANY HAS NO IDEA ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK. THIS WAS THE CLEAR EVIDENCE I GOT FROM ALL MY INVESTIGATIONS I PERSONALLY CONDUCTED ON THIS ACCOUNT. HOWEVER, BY VIRTUE OF MY POSITION AS CIVIL SERVANT AND MEMBER OF THIS BANK, I CANNOT ACQUIRE THIS MONEY IN MY NAME.
THEREFORE; I SINCERELY SOLICIT YOUR CO-OPERATION AS A MATTER OF TRUST TO PRESENT YOU AS A DISTANT FRIEND TO LATE MR. PAUL DAVID WELLSTONE, IN ORDER THAT OUR BANK WILL APPROVE THE ABOVE SUM TO BE RELEASED TO YOU AS BENEFICIARY. THE FUND WILL BE WIRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.I HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THE MONEY THUS; 45% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER 50% FOR ME 5% WILL BE USED AS PAY-BACK TO BOTH PARTIES FOR ALL LOCAL AND FOREIGN EXPENSES WE MIGHT ENCURE IN THIS PROJECT. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE AND NO RISK INVOLVED. THE FUNDS ARE FREE FROM DRUG MONEY AND TERRORISM. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN WHEN YOU RECIEVE THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, YOU SEND YOUR REPLY VIA EMAIL OR YOU CAN CALL ME ON MY NUMBER +44 701 421 8307. FOR MORE DETAILED EXPLANATIONS FOR OUR BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDS TRANSFER PROJECT. I GUARANTEE YOU, THIS TRANSFER WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 2WEEKS. AS I WILL USE MY POSITION AS THE BANK'S MANAGER
TO SECURE ALL APPROVALS AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO GUARANTEE THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF OUR TRANSACTION.THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATIONS. I WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE SOON. YOURS FAITHFULLY,MR. RICHARD PETERSON.

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