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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447040116908 (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.
  • uyivoryassociates@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GILBERT PARKER" <gilbertparker1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:01:06 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

ATTENTION: VICTIMNAME,
 
I acknowledge the receipt of your mail.As a beneficiary to the 2006 foundation laying grants,you might be wondering how you where chosen to be as a benefactor, well I will take my time to explain certain things to you.
 
These grants are issued every year around the world in accordance with the objective of the Freemasons as stated by Thomas Paine in 1810 which is to ensure the continuous freedom of man and to enhance mans living conditions.
 
Different individuals from different works of life as offered these Grant, which sole aim is for the betterment of mans existence through your own initiatives. Most individuals will not be the ones to find a cure for cancer, or eliminate poverty, or help create world peace, but every man and woman and child can do something to help others and to make things a little better.
 
Masonry is deeply involved with helping people, it spends more than $1.4 million dollars every day in the United States, just to make life a little easier and the great majority of that help goes to people who are not Masons. Some of these charities are vast projects, like the Crippled Children’s Hospitals and Burns Institutes built by the Shriner’ s.
 
Also, Scottish Rite Masons maintain a nationwide network of over 100 Childhood Language Disorders Clinics,Centers, and Programs. Each helps children afflictedby such conditions as aphasia, dyslexia, stuttering, and Related learning or speech disorders.
 
I would like to inform you that all matters concerning claiming of your grant is to be handled by the lodge attorney Barr.William Prescott of the Prescott, Ivory associates and Lewis Solicitors London, find contact info below;
 
Phone: +44-7040116908
Fax Number.:+44(0)8716613296
Contact Person: William Prescott
Email: (uyivoryassociates@hotmail.com)

Note: All assistance provided to you by the attorney of this society should be documented and forwarded to me the secretary for documentation too.Moreover, you are notified that on no account should you make any payment to the attorney due to his assistance because all his assistance to you is taken care of by the freemason society .
 
I congratulate you as the sole receiver of this year freemason secret deliberation grant. Lastly,the offer to become a freemason is optional as you can reject the offer. Once again , on behalf of this great society , I congratulate you.
 
Dr.Gilbert Parker
 
Grand Lodge Secretary

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