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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:
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447024081592 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: V B <mark17@megamail.pt>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:18:32 +0000
Subject: 30/07/08



HelloI am Barr. Barr. Mark Johnson , Attorney to Late Mr. Peter Kim a foreigner and an Engineer with A.P.Z construction company. Late Peter Kim has an account with a Bank here, which he opened in 2003. He died here in U.K 2004,I received a memo early last year from the Bank remittance department for an interview about $14M USD that belongs to my client Late Mr. Peter Kim, the bank informed me on their policy to freeze the account of Late Mr. Peter Kim, I was asked to redirect the ($14m usd) back to government treasury because they saw no next of kin in his entire file within the bank and his account has been dormant for years which is against the policy of the Bank. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner as the foreign beneficiary to that fund. I have resolved to share the money in this ratio.50% for me, 35% for you, 10% for the remittance manager in the bank who has agreed to guide us for the success of our objectives and 5% for expenses we might incur in the processing of this transaction. Regards, Barr. Mark Johnson Esq +447024081592+447024082998

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