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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447031918323 (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.
  • jhjhnpl@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Paul" <johnpaul35uk@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:38:40 +0200
Subject: From: John Paul

From: John Paul

Dear Friend,

RE:TRANSFER OF 5,250,000.00 MILLION POUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I am John Paul, an Auditor in a Bank in London.
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business. Though, this
medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through
it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However,
this correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be treated as
such.
THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS A FOREIGNER, a program leader who was believed
to acquired the fund through his secret Crude Oil deal with
the former IRAQI Government.The deceased unfortunately lost
his life in the plane crash of Monday, 31 July, 2000 AF4590 crash,
including his wife and his whole family.
Visiting site at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
On further investigation I discovered that his supposed next of kin being
his only daughter died along with him in the plan crash.
The amount involved is [5, 250,000.00 BRITISH POUNDS STERLINGS].
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I
DON'T NOW ANY FOREIGNER WHOM I CAN TRUST, I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL
COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE
THAT
IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND
GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I have all the information to enhance the safe transfer of this money.
I can not do this on my own because of my position in the bank hence I
contacted you.
Consequently, I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin.
Please this is highly confidential.
Kindly go through the website and contact me for further details.
Regards,
MR JOHN PAUL

TEL:+44-703-191-8323
FAX:+44-703-186-1480
EMAIL:jhjhnpl@aol.com

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