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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:
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447024021395 (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.
  • @yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: joseph rossi <joseph_rossi20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barrrister_josephrossichember@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:47:55 +0000
Subject: LET US WORK TOGETHER AS PARTNER


Trowers & HamlinsSceptre Court 40 Tower Hill London. EC3N 4DXTel/Fax: +44-7024021395Email Address: barrister_joseph00 @yahoo.com

Dear Trustee, This email may be a surprise to you because you did not give me the permission to do so and neither do you know me but before I tell you about myself I want you to please forgive me for sending the mail without your permission. I am Barrister Joseph Rossi, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to late Mr. Christian Tarlton, who died as a result of a plane crash on Wednesday, 26 July, 2000 in Germany.Before the ugly incident he was a consultant to several oil and gas industries. He had sojourn to so many countries before he came to Cairn Energy PLC oil and gas exploration and Production Company based in the London, United Kingdom.He was a knight in the Church and belonged to several non-governmental and scientific organizations. He was also great philanthropist and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary ClubInternational. As Late Mr. Eich's attorney, I was called upon by the Financial Security Institution in London where my late client had lodged a consignment with the fund content as fixed deposit of $54,000,000 USD (Fifty Four Million United States Dollars). The financial institution is not decleared unclaimed hence my reason for this contact to you.The financial institution has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the Consignment lodged by my client will be confiscated. My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client, so that the proceeds of this Consignment can be shipped or delivered to you with the help of the diplomat working with the financial institution in London, then we can share the funds in the consignment. The website shown below will brief you in a more elaborated detailed insight about the rough incident of the plane crash that led to the death of my client. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/851119.stmYour interest is awaited for immediate process. Best Regards. Barrister Joseph Rossi, (Esq).
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