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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • plittlefield2@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: philip41@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 17:01:07 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Pls=20contact=20me=20ASAP=2E?=

Philip Littlefield
Bills & Exchange Department.
Email: Plittlefield2@aol.co.uk

PRIVATE AND URGENT
I am contacting you in regards to a huge sum of money(Seven Million
Eight Hundred Thousand British Pound Sterling)only,in an account with
my bank for over 10years belonging to a German property magnate,now
deceased.He on the 7th of July 2005,had his surviving wife and only son
die in the Bomb Blast at Kings Cross underground Station.They were on
holiday in the UK for three weeks as tourists.Click link below for more
info:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/07/london.tube/index.html
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8492258 /

It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate
court,an order of madamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;

1. Your Full Names and Address,2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.

These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before
the transfer can be made. We shall be sharing the funds in this mannner
70% to us and 30% for you on final conclusion of this project. Your
share stays with you while the rest shall be for us for investment
purposes in your country.Please note that we cannot at this time
disclose the name of the bank where the funds are untill your interest
in disclose.It was his secret account.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of
the trust we have bestowed in you,I await your urgent response to this
emailThe proposition is to move this fund out for us.Kindly respond
promptly for further details if interested. Email: Plittlefield2@aol.co.uk

Regards,
Philip littlefield.

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