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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +447031971401 (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.
  • eng_jerrywilliams@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GOOD DAY <ukbbuc93@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <eng_jerrywilliams@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 18:48:07 +0000
Subject: OFFICIAL MAIL



Dear Friend I am Eng. Jerry Williams a Project Contractor for the Award and ReviewDepartment with the Chevron Texaco Oil Company Based in London I amcontacting you on this assistance of transferring the sum of US$15MUnited States Dollars Only into a safe foreign account and the need isvery urgent. I got Your contact from the London Chamber of Oilcompanies and it is with business trust that made me to contactyou on this matter. The money is presently in London, now I want the money to be movedout of London to your country so that i can use it for investment,I write, soliciting that the money be transferred into your account. This money was generated from an over invoiced contract sumin my Company. I am contacting you for the following specific reasons: 1. As a Senior management staff, I am not permitted to own foreignaccounts due to the condition of our service. 2. I really want to investment in your country.25% of this sum would befor you as compensation for using your bank account in transferringthis money, 5% would be for the expenses made during the processing ofthe transferring. While 70% is for me. Please note that I will arrangeto meet with you immediately after the successful conclusion of thistransaction and the 70% share of mine will be used for investment inyour country. Your assistance and co-operation is highly needed, I assure you thatthis assistance is 100% risk free. If you are interested I will requireyour banking information as mentioned below: Your telephone fax numbers (mobile if any)Name to be used as beneficiaryYour company's name I hope to conclude this business within the next fourteen (14) workingdays. Looking forward to your anticipated and urgent positive response.You can also contact me with my private Email address(eng_jerrywilliams@yahoo.co.uk}+447031971401Best regards,ENG. JERRY WILLIAMS
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