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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand great british 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Michael Allan <mallan0015@msn.com>
Reply-To: <writemikeallan@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:13:48 +0000
Subject: Re:



Solicitor,Advocate and Notary Public
Office: 10 snow hill, London
EC1A ,2A1,ENGLAND 96 DX
LONDON,CITY

Dear Friend,

We act as solicitors and our services have been retained by Charles Baldwin now late here in after referred to as our client. On behalf of late Charles Baldwin, I write to notify you that my late client made you a beneficiary to the bequest sum of One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds in the codicil to his will and last testament.

Charles Baldwin died on 8th day February 2004 after a brief illness at the age of 65. Until his death he was a
consultant to several oil and gas industries. He had a sojourn in the United States and so many other countries
before he came to Cairn Energy PLC an oil and gas exploration and Production Company based in the United
Kingdom. He was a knight in the Church and belonged to several non- governmental and scientific organizations. He was also great philanthropist and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club International.

This bequest is to support your activities,humanitarian services and help to the less privileged.In accordance with our inheritance laws you are required to apply for claims through this law firm to the finance house, where this fund was deposited. We are perfecting arrangements to complete the transfer of this inheritance to you.

You are required to forward the following details of yours; identification, full names, address,occupation,age, phone and fax numbers for verification and re-confirmation. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter immediately.

Congratulations!


Yours Faithfully,
Atty. Michael Allan

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