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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • +447014226263 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: george mclene <info.mclenegeorge@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sophia.george@uku.co.uk
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:37:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE FROM LONDON.


FROM THE DESK OF :GEORGE MCLENNE SOPHIA
COMPUTER MANAGER
NATWEST BANK PLC
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel:+44 7014226263


Attn:


My name is GEORGE MCLENNE SOPHIA I am the branch and computer manager here in our Bank Nat west PLC.I have only written to seek your indulgence and assistance. I wish to make a transfer involving a huge amount of money, Thirty million five hundred thousand United State of American Dollar($30,500,000.00USD), Belonging to Late Mr. Andreas Schranner, a German property magnate who lost his life on Monday 31st of July 2000, along with his wife, Maria and their children and even grand children in a plane crash. The AF4590 Crash include all 109 people on board and five who died on the ground when the Plane crashed into the Hotelissimo and till now the account remains


Dormant. Refer to the website below for more details:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm


I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice. Thus, for your indulgence and support, I propose an offer of 20% of the total amount to be yours after the transfer has been successfully concluded.

Kindly reply this mail by indicating your interest, and I shall furnish you with the details and necessary procedures with which to make the transfer progress.
I will send you all the document you may need for the transaction when i heard from you

Yours Faithfully,

GEORGE MCLENNE SOPHIA.


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