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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • hallam_paulwilliam@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Hallam Paul William <halpauwil35@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hallam_paulwilliam@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 07:28:35 +0000
Subject: I Need Your Response



Dear Sir/Madam

It is very important for me to contact you at this point of time. I am Mr Stephen Slater, Attorney to late Colin Morley who died in the 7th July, 2005 London train station bomb blast. Before the untimely death of my client in the bomb blast he has a Deposit Account with the Barclay's Bank of England worth Twenty Million Pounds Sterling.

I am contacting you for the fact that I can be able to prepare all legal Documents to show that the said funds was "Willed" to you by my late client.

Once you accept this offer I shall prepare the Will and all other documents so that you can contact the bank for the Release of the Funds to you as the next of Kin to my Late Client.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Mr Hallam Paul WilliamAttorney at LawLLB(Hons) LLM(Manchester)Email: hallam_paulwilliam@hotmail.com
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