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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +447045765308 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Edurado Morgan <barrmorgan137@msn.com>
Reply-To: <edurado.morgan@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:44:26 +0000
Subject:




From Mr. Edurado Morgan
Address: 3rd. Floor Meadows House 20, Queen Street
London W1J 5PR, England.
Occupation: Attorney
Private Contact Mobile Cell: +447045765308
Private Contact Fax No:+447024014850
Good Day,

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am the attorney and trustee to the Will of my late client John Shumejda ,Until his death My client deposited the sum of four hundred thousand pounds(£400.000} in a Bank here in London, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he is on leave. I have made several attempts to locate any of my clients extended relatives, but this attempt so far has been unsuccessful.

I am contacting you to assist in claiming the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where the deposit was made. All legal documents to aid your claim for this fund and to prove your relationship with the deceased will be arranged for. At the successful conclusion of this business, you will be given 45% of the total amount as your share, 50% for me while the remaining 5% will be for expenses. You can call me with this my Mobile number +447045765308 or send me email if can be able to assist me.


All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please accept my apologies, keep my confidence and disregard this letter if you do not appreciate this proposition I have offered you. However,if you do please back to me immediately. Always reply me with my secret code No, for urgent identification of all my mail in the transaction, because of the any interspection in our transaction.

Best Regards,
Edurado Morgan Esq.
the secret code no: (LAWXXX3).

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