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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +447045725362 (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.
  • donhill.ruben@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Donhill Ruben <donhill.r4@msn.com>
Reply-To: <donhill.ruben@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:44:14 +0000
Subject: Proposal For A Contract Supply Order



Donhill Consult & Agency Limited
#13 Cannon Street,EC7M,London
United Kingdom .
Tell: +447045725362, +447024037491
E-mail: donhill.ruben@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir/Madam,

Proposal For A Contract Supply Order

My name is Mr. Donhill Ruben a UK national based in London, with company address stated above. We take this opportunity to introduce our company established Donhill Consult & Agency Limited. We are one of the leading licensed buying agent and contractors of which we have gained a high reputation in the service of our customers from different parts of the globe market. We deal with the government Contract Awarding Department of which we have represented many foreign firms to execute contracts.

We wish to inform you about a current contract from The Ministry Of Health(MOH) here in UK, Their intention is to award contract to any foreign firm be it company or individual that can be able to handle a contract supply project of One Million Pieces of t-shirts for the united nations campaign against the spread of AIDS and HIV(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immune Deficiency Virus).

Because of our credibility and reputation the contract awarding department nominated my company among those (Agents) to find a reliable company or individual who can be able to handle this contract supply project.

We are commission agent and our commission as your local or mediator here in London is 2% of any profit made from the Total goods to be supplied to the organization if you win the contract. We play vital roles in making it very possible you do not loose the contract no matter what it takes from us.

Therefore, we kindly ask you to confirm to us if you can be able to handle the contract supply order to the ministry by responding to this message urgently to enable us stop sourcing for other companies.

While we shall proceed further to you and give you all the necessary information about this contract project if it might interest you to know the terms of payment which is 100% payment by T/T to any bank of your choice before production takes place.

Please confirm your interest to enable me give you details of the requirement to participate in this bid.

Thanking you for your understanding and co-operation.

Best Regards,

Mr.Donhill Ruben

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