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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.
• 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.
  • +447031922414 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704782843 (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.
  • harrymac_1000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "harry mac" <harrymac_400@msn.com>
Reply-To: harrymac_1000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:51:15 +0000
Subject: HELLO

FROM: MR HARRY MAC SR.
14, CAMEROON HOUSE,WYNDHAM ROAD.
CAMBER WELLS, S.E. 5 OUJ.LONDON UK.
EMAIL: harrymac_1000@yahoo.com
PHONE: +44 703 1922414
FAX:+44 870 478 2843

ATTN:SIR/MADAM
GOOD DAY,

I AM MR.HARRY MAC SR .A BRITISH CITIZEN AND I AM
43YRS OF AGE, I AM MARRIED WITH THREE CHILDREN, I WORK
WITH UNION BANK SWISS FINANCE COMPANY LONDON UK. I AM
THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER OF MR. NELSON SPENCER WHO DIED
ON THE RECENT BOMB BLAST WHICH OCCURRED IN LONDON ON
THE 7TH OF JULY 2005.MR.NELSON SPENCER WHO IS OUR
CLIENT WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER UBS 101-720-4 HAS LEFT THE
SUM OF TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($ 2,120.000.00) FOR DEPOSIT.

THIS AMOUNT IS YET TO BE CREDITED IN HIS FAVOR BEFORE
HE DIED ON THE RECENT BOMB BLAST IN LONDON.WHY I AM
CONTACTING YOU IS THAT I WANT YOU TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
WITH MY BANK SO THAT I CAN CREDIT THIS AMOUNT TO YOU
WHILE YOU SHALL RECEIVE 40% OF THE FUND I AND MY
COLLEAGUE WILL HAVE 60%.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TRANSACTION PLEASE FILL
THE FORM BELOW AND GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY.THE NAME
OF THE FINANCE COMPANY AND ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION
WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU, WHEN YOU CONTACT ME ON MY
PRIVATE EMAIL:(harrymac_1000@yahoo.com ) FOR MORE
DETAILS.

TREAT WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.

YOUR PERSONAL DATA:
FULL NAMES:_
GENDER__
DATE OF BIRTH:_
NATIONALITY: ___
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
HOME ADDRESS:__
OFFICE ADDRESS:___
TELEPHONE NUMBER:_
FAX NUMBER:_______
OCCUPATION:_
POSITION HELD:__
EMAIL ADDRESS:_
NEXT OF KIN:__
ACCOUNT TYPE:__

YOURS SINCERELY.
MR.HARRY MAC SR.

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