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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:
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • +447045742315 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024071564 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "mr.mikeemma1 Gazeta.pl" <mr.mikeemma1@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: mr.mikeemma4455@live.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:46:23 -0700
Subject: From Mr.Mike Emma


*Hello*

*I am Mr.Mike Emma a British citizen and I work with Union Bank Swiss
Finance company London UK.
I am the accounting officer of Mr. Nelson Owen who died on the recent
bomb blast which occurred in London on the 7th of July 2005.*

*Mr. Nelson Owen who is our Client with Account Number UBS 101-720-4 has
left the sum of Two Million one hundred and twenty thousand Dollars
($ 2,120.000.00) for deposit, this Amount is yet to be credited in his
favour before he died on the recent bomb blast in London. I want you to
open an account with my Bank or send your bank information so that I
can credit this amount to you while you shall receive 40% of the fund I
and my colleague will have 60%.
If you are interested in this transaction please fill the form below
and get back to me immediatly.
Please,provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run it through.
this
is very very URGENT PLEASE.
PERSONAL DATA
FULL NAMES:________________________________________
GENDER____________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________
NATIONALITY:_______________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:___________________________
MARITAL STATUS:__________________________________
HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________
FAX NUMBER:________________________________________
OCCUPATION:________________________________________
POSITIONHELD:______________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________
NEXT OF KIN:___________________________________*

*The name of the Finance and Security Company and all relevant
information will be given to you, when you contact me on my private*
*Treat with utmost confidentiality.
Yours sincerely,*
*
Mr.Mike Emma
Mobile:+447045742315
Tel: +447024071564
#14, Cameroon House, Wyndham Road, Camber
well, S.E. 5 OUJ. London UK.

*

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