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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • dr.martinphilips1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3adr.martinphilips1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Martin Philips" <marphilip1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:07:37 +0800
Subject: DEAR FRIEND


Dear Friend.

I am Martin Philips,the Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank
(SCB)Since my assumption of office, I have
been able to offset most Overdue Contract sums (USD$15M) owed by the
Government of Malaysia to Foreign contractors
in The past years.

In the process of these payments I discovered through investigation That my
predecessor moved out the above-
mentioned sum outside but was unable to conclude the transaction before he
was removed out of office unaware and the
bank codes changed. The fund originated from the balance of over-invoiced
sum and Inflated government contracts of
which the principal sum had been paid to foreign contactors that executed
their contract some years ago.

This fund is now floating in a suspense account of our bank and will be
moved by Certified Bank Draft within 48hours
in another way bank transfer of perfection of your account coordinates. I
have concluded all necessary Arrangements
for the Funds to an account.
Contacting you on this issue became imperative to owing to the fact that the
transfer cannot be affected without a
second party account and receiving Bank Code and SWIFT numbers.

Therefore, what is required from you is trust and honesty. No further
documentation, Just to change the ownership to
your name No travel is required, I will forward an account where my share
will be further transferred to, when the
money reaches your bank. At the moment I can only give information that are
reasonably able to assist the
transaction without jeopardizing my person work or this transaction. Please
send detail information,

1 Your Full Names
2, Your Cell telephone Number
3, Profession
4, Age/Sex
5, Marital Status
6, Mailing Address

You can email now to indicate your wiliness
Thanks in advance for a mutual and fruitful Business association.

Regards,
Dr.Martin Philips
Executive Director,
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB,Malaysia)
Note: reply me through my personal email
address:dr.martinphilips1@yahoo.com <address%3Adr.martinphilips1@yahoo.com>

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