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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • +447031943104 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712564182 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • 002213916410
• 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.
  • customercareservice@mail2uk.com
  • account_departments@mail2uk.com
  • charles_d@mail2london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Alima Omar Nkaje <a_nkaje@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 09:51:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MY FULL LIFE DETAILS WITH LOVE AND TRUST




Dearest,
I thank you ones again this day. And i will use this opportunity to let you know that God has choosen you to help me among other men on earth its now left for you and God who directed you to help me out from this predicament i found myself. I know you are the man i am going to depend and trust for my life, so needless of looking for another man.
Please i have not told anyone except you about the existence of this money
and i will like you to please keep it secret to other people because since it is (MONEY) all eyes will be on it.Remember i trust you, that is why i am giving you all this informations!.My love is for you and you alone,i will like you to call the Revrend today and tell him that you want to speak with me and he will send for me immediately you call .You can call the Revrend through his phone number thus (00221-391-64-10) his name is Rev Joseph Kolo and ask him the best time to call me today.
I have informed the bank about my plans to claim this money and the only thing they told me is to look for a foreign partner who will stand on my behalf due to my refugee status and the laws of this country.You will have 15% of the total money for helping me and the remaining money will be managed by you and i in any business of your choice.
In this regard i will like you to contact the bank immediately with this information,tell them that you are my foreign partner and that you want to know the possibilities of assisting me in transfering the ($9.7 Million US Dollars) deposited by my late father of which i am the next of kin to your account in your country.
The contact informations of the bank is as follows,

BARCLAYS BANK OF LONDON PLC.
Email address (customercareservice@mail2uk.com)
(account_departments@mail2uk.com) and (transferdept@uknation.co.uk]
The name of the transfer officer is Mr Charles .S. Doyle
(charles_d@mail2london.com) .
Telephone number +44-703-194-31-04 or +44-703-184-05-91
Fax number +44-871-256-41-82.
Address No1 church hill place London.

Contact them now on how to transfer the $9.7 million Dollars deposited by my
late father of which i am the next of kin.I have maped out 15% for your assistance and 5% for any expenses that might come up in this transfer.My dear i am glad that God has brought you to see me out from this situation and i promise to be kind and will equally
need you in every area of my life plus investing this money since i am still too
young to manage this amount of money.
As i told you before,this camp is just like a prison and my prayers is to move out from here as soon as possible.Please make sure that you contact the bank so that after the transfer you can send some money from that account for me to prepare my travelling documents to meet with you in your country.
Awaiting to hear from you soonest!.
Yours forever in love.
Alima


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