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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
• 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.
  • +447024069469 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Martins Jones" <info@martinsjones.net>
Reply-To: martinsjones_1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:20:41 +0000
Subject: Request For An Urgent Assistance!!!




From: Mr. Martins Jones

Bullion Security WareHouse

London-England

Tel:+447024069469

Subject: Request For Foreign Assistance !

Attention,

I have a proposal for you this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your wish.I am Mr. Martins Jones,a Regional

Director with Bullion Security WareHouse London-England and personal friend to a foreign client (late Mohammed Mohd Salaheldin)who operated a coded account

and deposited a huge sum of amount, US$8.5million(Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with Bullion Security WareHouse ,London-

England.Unfortunately,this client was among the victims of EGYPTAIR FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A..
But, since then they have not had anybody to come for the claims as the next of kin. A situation I have monitored closely with my position as the personal

friend to the late late Mohammed Mohd Salaheldin.Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death, and hence nobody has

showed up as the next of kin for the past years ,I have his deposit file and the documents in my "private vault".

You can confirm the genuine of the deceased death by clicking on this web site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a

foreigner to enable me move the funds to his account. This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations would be handled by me

and every loop holes sealed off.I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with the full details and what to

do concerning this deal.

Believing to hear from you soonest.

Kind regards,

Mr. Martins Jones.

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