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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447031953816 (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.
  • englandoffice1@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:59:36 +0000
Subject: Re: HAVE A GOOD DAY


FROM THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (MSH)
FOREIGN DELIVERY OFFICE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL LONDON-ENGLAND.
TEL:+44-703-195-38-16.
MSH CONTRACT #: MAV/T08/FGS/MIN/009, OUR REF:SG/IRD/NNX/21/08

WE APOLOGIZES FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES WE
MIGHT HAVE PUT YOU THROUGH, MEAN WHILE, WE WERE HAVING SOME MINOR PROBLEMS
WITH OUR PAYMENT SYSTEM WHICH IN ALL CASES NOT MEETING UP WITH FOREIGN
PAYMENT, WE APOLOGIES ONCE AGAIN.

FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, YOUR NAME AND COMPANY WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON THE LIST OF THE
(13) OUTSTANDING CONSIGNMENT OWNER WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR
CONSIGNMENTS DURING THE (8) YEARS TENURE OF THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION IN
DELIVERIES. PLEASE BEAR WITH US FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH
EMAIL.

MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO OUR OFFICE A FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING
TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. BELOW IS HER INFORMATIONS :
NAME ANNE ROBISON
BANK NAME: PARK STATE BANK & TRUST
BANK ADDRESS: 710 W HWY 24 WOODLAND PARK, CO 80863
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 120400476863.
RECEIVING ADDRESS;
AVENUE 5 A NORTE ENRIQUE,
EL CANGREJO NI7 - 140
PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

PLEASE, DO RE-CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN
IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
RELEASING YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO THE WRONG HAND OR INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME
IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU ARE ADVISED TO FILL AND SEND
THIS INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT, VALID
($9.5 MILLION) US DOLLARS WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU WITH OUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.

KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:
1) YOUR FULL
NAME:...........................................................
2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE
NO:.......................................................................................
3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND
ADDRESS:.............................................................................
4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL
STATUS:.............................................................................
5) WORKING ID? I/INT'L PASSPORT:........................................

AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, YOUR CONSIGNMENT WILL BE RELEASED
TO YOU WITHOUT ANY MORE DELAY.
HOWEVER; WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL RELEASE DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.ANNE
ROBINSON, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM
TODAY.
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN RELEASING OF YOUR FUND MUST
HAVE CAUSED YOU. GET BACK TO ME VIA THIS EMAIL: englandoffice1@sify.com

BEST REGARDS.
MR.JEFF ANI
SECRETARY

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