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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million 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.
  • +447045790945 (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.
  • davidscoleman22@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david coleman" <colemandavid22@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 20:08:47 +0100
Subject: Please Confirm


Hello Sir/Ma,
I have written an earlier mail to you but no response.
In my first mail I mentioned to you about my late client who deposited
some fund with a Security/Finance Company here in UK before he died in
April 2003. He bears the same surname with you.
Since his death I have received several letters from the Security/Finance
Company where he deposited the fund before his death, to provide his next
of kin or any of his relatives who can make claim to the funds before the
end of the year or the Security/Finance Company will be left with no
option than to confiscate the consignment and turn the money back to the
state. As it has been marked unclaimed for 4 years. I have conducted my
personal search to see if I can make contact with any of his relatives
but without success, it is in the course of my effort that I have to
contact you.

I have closely checked and since you bear the same surname with my
deceased client it will be better to present you as the next of kin and
the right beneficiary of the funds in the account.
The total sum left in the account is $15M (Fifteen Million United States
Dollars) I will provide you with all the necessary legal backing that is
required until this money is paid out to you, and then we shall share it
base on our agreement.

Do respond quick if you are interested or should you need further
clarification because we have no much time left. I will expect your reply
on davidscoleman22@yahoo.co.uk and call me on my cell phone +447045790945.

Thanks and God bless.

DAVIDS Coleman.
davidscoleman22@yahoo.co.uk
+447045790945

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