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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)
  • "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 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.
  • +447045793663 (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.
  • barristeralbertwallace.fame1@yahoo.com
  • 3abarristeralbertwallace.fame1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Albert Wallace" <albertwallace@klikni.cz>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 16:48:04 +0100
Subject: Hello.....................


FROM THE DESK OF
Albert Wallace
133 Fleet Street,
London EC4A 2BB.
Tel:+447045793663
E-mail:barristeralbertwallace.fame1@yahoo.com<E-mail%3Abarristeralbertwallace.fame1@yahoo.com>

Attention:

I am Albert Wallace the Personal Attorney to John lawson.I here by attempt
to reach you via your email.I wish to notify you that my Late client has
passed away and thus made you a beneficiary to his will.

I contacted you to assist in repatriating my late client's your relative's
funds in before they are declared nserviceable.Particularly the deceased had
an account valued at about US$9,3Million Dollars.

You should forward alone your current telephone and fax number,including
your current mailing address. I hope to hear from you in no distant
time.

[1] Name: ________________________________
[2] Address: ____________________________
[3] Age: _________________________________
[4] Sex: _________________________________
[5] Telephone: __________________________
[6] Fax: _________________________________
[7] Occupation status: __________________
[8] International passport: __________________

I will be paid my lawyers/legal fess at the conclusion of this transaction.
Please get back to me through my email
address:barristeralbertwallace.fame1@yahoo.com<address%3Abarristeralbertwallace.fame1@yahoo.com>to
enable us discuss further.

Best regards,
Albert Wallace

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