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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:
  • "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• 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.
  • +447031933197 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "WESTPAC BANK OF LONDON" <info.westpac1@e-mail.ua>
Reply-To: info.westpacc@sify.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:38:23 -0700
Subject: ATTN: SIR


ATTN: SIR

our Ref: WPB-0XX2/987/MWD/2008
: MGT.CBN/COC/FP-08
: MGT.CBN/COC/FP-08

RE: DIGITALIZED PAYMENT OF YOUR OUTSTANDING APPROVED PART PAYMENT SUM OF USD
$8.3 MILLION:

We are in receipt of an e-mail from one Mr. Robert Khan who told us that he
is your Next of Kin and that you died in a car accident a couple of weeks
ago.

Dr.Robert Khan Bank Account Co-ordinates as follows:

Bank of Lebanon
A/c no: 890458984589
Routing No:bl 275-78665
Aba no:BL-ANAJFG-FL
Ben:Dr. Robert Khan

He has also submitted a contract (Buyover) and an authorization latter
stating that you have instructed him to pay off the required fee for your
funds activation fee and we should wire your funds into his account. We want
to hear from you before we can make any transfer to confirm if you are the
person who gave the authorization to deal with Dr. Robert.

Once again, i apologize to you on behalf Of the WESTPAC BANK OF LONDON
Management for our failure to contact you in time as we have been in contact
with Dr.Robert for some days now, You are advised to reply immediately to
enable us know the next step to follow.

Sincerely
Mr. TERRY JORDAN
(Director of telex Department)
TEL: +44-703-1933197
FAX: +44-709-285-8526

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam