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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 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.
  • maurisbright2000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "claimcenter10121@tiscali.co.uk" <claimcenter10121@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 08:38:23 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: Dear Lucky Beneficiary




The National Lottery Committee
P O Box 1010 London,
L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

Dear Lucky Beneficiary,
We are obliged to inform you that we have succeeded in resolving all
related problems that has made the transfer impossible. With the help
of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) who have rendered tremendous
help in this Exercise. We regret to announce the mismanagement of
beneficiaries' funds by our appointed zonal managers, we are not able
to meet up with the winners amount due to the list of names that are
due for payment.
In appreciation of your patience and understanding in receiving your
fund we have decided to compensate you with the sum of ($950,000.00)
Bank Draft. Your identification code IS UK/ILC-1759 for compensation.
You are to contact our Zonal Coordinator, MR.MAURIS BRIGHT, on his e-mail
address: (maurisbright2000@yahoo.co.uk)
Please do send him your:-
(1)FULL NAMES:
(2)CONTACT ADDRESS:
(3)E-MAIL ADDRESS:
(4)AGE &amp; SEX:
(5)TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(6)FAX NUMBER:
(7)COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
(8)STATE OF ORIGIN:
(9)BREIF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR COMPANY.
Do not hesitate to let us know immediately you receive your fund so
that we can take account of how many beneficiaries were paid.
John Terry
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
London

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