419 scam: "Mr. Klaus Schwab"<SETTLEMENTCENTRE@internetaddress.com> Reminder: Your World Economic Forum Organisation bonanza Prize

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
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7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +34672860163 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
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- wefo@mail2world.com (Mail2world; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- & zurich office davos switzerland tel: 1-970-429-3099 email: wefo@mail2world.com date: 01/04/2011 congratulations!!! we are pleased to (Mail2world; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- williamcruz@representative.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Klaus Schwab" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:12:28 +0200
Subject: Reminder: Your World Economic Forum Organisation bonanza Prize

World Economic Forum Org
Belgium & Zurich Office
Davos Switzerland
Tel: 1-970-429-3099
Email: WEFO@mail2world.com
Date: 01/04/2011

Congratulations!!!

We are pleased to announced to you that the European Union, IMF, ECB,World Bank, Africa Union, Greek Tourist Board, United Nation now offers 500,000 Euros bonaza to all the European country Nations/Asia/Midle East/central, North, South America/Africa, New Zealand, Australia (Citizens only)each to fight away the Economic Problem in the globe.

Below: It’s the conference meeting when the world leaders assigned to amend this bonanza into law to services the needs of the citizens 2011:
http://www.weforum.org/en/events/ArchivedEvents/AnnualMeeting2010/Wednesday27/index.htm.

This is not a lottery offer or any fishing source to get money online but only a bonanza to help service and fight back the economic down turn,below is the debates of the economic forum at Davos: http://www.youtube.com/user/thedavosquestion.

To begin your claim, you are advised to fill the below form and forward to your nominated payment central agent below:

ATOCHA SEGUROS S.A
(IN ENGLISH)
MR. William Cruz, Tel: +34 672 860 163 Email: WilliamCruz@representative.com.

(IN SPANISH)
Mrs. Pilar Sanchez, Tel: +34 634 144 007 Email: PilarSanchez@representative.com.

They are responsible of the processing and remittance of your fund.

(Form HLP)
REFERENCE NUMBER: WEFO/00199455/11
FULL NAME: ...............................................
COMPANY NAME: ...........................................
FULL ADDRESS: ...........................................
SEX: .................................
AGE: ...................................
OCCUPATION: .............................
TEL: ....................... FAX: ................. (If any)
COUNTRY: ................................
E-MAIL: ..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE: ............. (Identification on
delivery)
(OPTIONAL) BANK TRANSFER DETAILS: ........................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY / INDIVIDUAL:..................................................................

Note: All prize money must be claimed not later than 25Th of April 2011 after this date, the fund will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.

We congratulate you and thank you for being a part of our international promotional program.

Regards,

Mr. Klaus Schwab
Executive Chairman Director,
World Economic Forum Organisation
Belgium & Zurich Office Davos Switzerland

THIS FUND IS NOT AT LIBERTY TO MAKE ANY DEDUCTIONS FROM YOUR WINNING FUND BECAUSE YOUR WINNING PRIZE HAS BEEN INSURED AND UNDER THE INSURANCE POLICY AND RULES GUIDING THIS PROMOTION, YOU ARE TO BE PAID THE FULL AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU WON WITHOUT ANY DEDUCTIONS.

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