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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447031961009 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031964668 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bill Kennedy" <billkennedy17@mobimail.mn>
Reply-To: billkennedy.dex@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:36:21 +0100
Subject: Inheritance notification


From Bill Kennedy Law Chambers(Attorney at law)
office:+447031961009 12th/ 07 /2008


On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of late Luciano
Pavarotti,I hereby attempt to reach you again I wish to notify you that late
Luciano Pavoratti made you a beneficiary to his will.He left the sum of
thirty one Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars.($31,500,000.00) to you in
the codicil and last testament to his will.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true.Late
Luciano Pavarotti until his death was a very dedicated Christian who loved
to give out.His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his
life time,late Luciano Pavoratti died at the age of 71 years.According to
him this money is to support your activities and to help the poor and the
needy.Please You should fill the information below for more directives

1.Full Name
2.Mobile Telephone number,
3.Age
4.contact address/Country
5.occupation

Yours In Service,
Attorney.Bill Kennedy(Esq)
Tel.+44-7031964668

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