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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +447024093244 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704780318 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • georgehenshawdmmo@mail.md (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REF: PRIORITY PAYMENT APPROVAL NOTICE" <georgehenshawdmmo@adinet.com.uy>
Reply-To: georgehenshawdmmo@mail.md
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:43:27 -0300 (UYT)
Subject: REF: PRIORITY PAYMENT APPROVAL NOTICE



DEBT MANAGEMENT AND MEDIATION OFFICE
LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM
East cheap Court, 11 Philpot Lane London, EC3M 8UD.
Tel: +44-7024-093-244 Fax: +44-870-4780-318
2ndth Octorber. 2006

REF: PRIORITY PAYMENT APPROVAL NOTICE

Sir,Beneficiary

Acting on our capacity as the only authorized body by the Association of Better Business Bureaus to Review, Mediate and Reconcile Foreign Debt, we are pleased to inform you that final clearance has been granted to your company over your long over due funds being held for Clearance reasons, after a comprehensive study of your payment up to the Special Project Committee with unreserved opinion, this office together with the Bank of England has resolved to grant an immediate / irrevocable release to your payment.

To this effect, your company has been issued with this Exclusive Reference Number (DMMO/79300/XXCL/06) as clearance has been granted. You are therefore advised to contact Head of Cash /Transfer Dealing Department Mr. George Henshaw on Telephone No.: +44 ? 771-6747-406. Fax No.: +44 ?870-4780-445, Email: georgehenshawdmmo@mail.md With your Full Contract details, Banking details and your Contact details, quoting the above payment reference number for an immediate release of your funds as we now have the mandate to do so. Please note that as a result of this Clearance from the Bank of England you do not need any more documents rather you will only register those clearance documents with the crediting bank, before your funds are released to your designated Bank Account.

Finally, all embargos and stamps on the currency does not mean anything as we have at this point confirmed that the funds are of genuine source and Bank of England / Federal Reserve Bank have accepted them without problems as demanded by the European Central Services Depository Association (ECSDA) to have these funds in circulation. You have the alternative to choose either wire transfer or cash payment.

While we await your immediate response, we equally congratulate you and thank you for every understanding.

Your prompt response is highly imminent.

Yours faithfully,



Mike Stheeman
Chief Executive Officer.
Debt Management and Mediation Office (DMMO)

cc ?? European Central Services Depository Association (ECSDA).
cc ?? Bank of England.

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