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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "CAPITAL TF CONSULTANT" <winner_euromillions@capital-tfconsultant.net>
Reply-To: pduncan-captf@consultant.com
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 20:48:53 +0000
Subject: DATA ACKNOWLEDGE FOR PROCESSING.

CAPTAL

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

CAPITAL TRUST FIDUCIARY CONSULTANT

14 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7FE. Tel: +44 7040120825, Fax: +44 8701351411

 

Dear JACK SILVERSMITH,

I have received your claims form and data sent to my office via email. The processing of your claim, certificate, refferal slip etc, will commence immediately with notification given to you upon completion; before been couriered to the financial institution/payment center, for immediate remittance of your claims to you.

Your winning email address is fully confirmed! Writing me from it; is enough proof to show the email address belongs to you.

Your data will be forwarded to the appropriate quarters as soon as possible, so that we can make proper registration before the set deadline for claims. The processing of your certificate will take a day to be completed.

You are advised to keep all details of your claims confidential to avoid impersonation, fraudulent claims and litigation against Capital Trust Fiduciary consultant and other parties involved.

Congratulations and warm regards.

MR. PIERCE DUNCAN.
Fiducial Agent (EuroMillions International eLottery),
Capital Trust Fiduciary Consultant,
Tel: +44 7040120825
Fax: +44 8701351411
Email: pduncan-captf@consultant.com

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Copyright © 2005 Capital tf consultant.

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