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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:
  • "million pounds" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447045733798 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Mike Jeff <mike_jeff2@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mikjeff2008@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:05:51 +0000
Subject:



Hello,My name is Dr. mike jeffery, Regional Head of BritishIsles (Royal Bank of Canada InvestmentManagement (UK)Limited). I am writing in respect of a German British Citizencustomer of my bank Mr. Andreas Schranner who diedtogether with his wife and children in a Plane crashon Monday 31st july 2000 GMT 14:22 UK while they wereflying to New York on vacation. Please see tp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stmfor more information. The late Mr. Andreas Schranner left in our bank thesum of twenty five million five hundred thousandpounds (Ã’L25.5 million pounds) and nobody will evercome for this money because he died with his entirefamily. I am the only person that is aware of thismoney since Mr. Andreas Schranner did not give to mybank any next of kin to inherit his money. Now, I wantto use my position in the bank to transfer this moneyto your country for investment. If you can provide me with an account where I cantransfer this (twenty five million five hundredthousand pounds) Ã’L25.5 million pounds. I will giveyou 30% of this entire fund while the remaining 60%shall be for me, extra 10% will be for transfercharges. I am hoping to get a favourable response fromyou.Dr.mike jefferyyou call me on +447045733798

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