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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:
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +447045728349 (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.
  • jim_sim01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Jim <drjim_027@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jim_sim01@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:44:24 +0000
Subject: From Mr Jim Simpson




From Mr Jim SimpsonGroup Finance Director,Treasury & Insight.Natwest Bank Plc,London.P.O.Box 151,Victoria Street, Douglas-Isle of Man, United Kingdom.
Good day,I am Mr Jim Simpson, the Group Finance Director, Treasury & Insight National Westminster Bank London. I personally discovered a dormant account with a total sum of [£12.5 million pounds] during our Bank's Annual Year Account Auditing.The owner of this dormant account died on 4th Jan 2002. Since the death of the deceased, nobody has operated in this account till date. Moreover, this account has NO BENEFICIARY attached to it. Definitely, this fund will be confiscated by our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS if it remains dormant for a period of [6] years without any claims.In this regard, I earnestly need your full cooperation in transferring this dormant fund out of our bank to avoid confiscating this fund. As soon as i receive a positive reply from you indicating your full interest in participating in this project, I will immediately look for a reliable Government accridited Attorney who will emback us in the legal procurement of all needed Inheritance suportive Documents for easy and smooth relocation of the fund.
I will transfer the said amount to any valid foreign account you will nominate, prefferably an account with a Zero Credit to avoid being confuesed when the fund is being remitted to it, upon a successful transfer without any disappointment from your side; I will then fly to meet you in your home destination for sharing, thereafter we jointly transfer the fund successfully to your country account, modalities will be worked out immediately for magnitude investments that will be profitable in your country.If you are willing to cooperate in this project, Call me for more details.PRIVATE E-MAIL: jim_sim01@yahoo.co.uk


Yours truly,Mr Jim SimpsonMobile: +44 704-572-8349Fax; # +44 700-594-2239
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