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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +447088796157 (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.
  • carlossantana70_e@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • don.santana@yahoo.com
  • barclays@financier.com

Fraud email example:

From: "DON CARLOSS SANTANA" <doncarloss@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 09:51:56 +0100
Subject: HELLO


*FROM, DON CARLOS SANTANA
MANAGER; FOREIGN REMITTANCE OPERATION
AVENIDA DE ALBUFERA NO 355,
24456 lowfield street, dartford.**LONDON.
Tell: +4470887961579.
E-mail: carlossantana70_e@yahoo.com<http://us.f558.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=carlossantana70_e@yahoo.com><http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=don.santana@yahoo.com>
**OR
**barclays@financier.com*<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=barclays@financier.com>
*
Dear Sir,
It is my warmest pleasure soliciting your confidence in this transaction,
which I propose to you as a person of transparency and calibre. This by
virtue of its nature as being UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET though I
know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and
worry but I assure you that all will be well at the end of the day.
I am DON CARLOS SANTANA the Manager; Foreign Remittance Operation of
barclays bank plc. I need your assistance to handle this transaction, which
involves the transfer
of huge sum of (US$40.5M) FORTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS to a foreign account.
This amount of money belongs to one late Engineer Van Ooster, an Italian
Director of a Construction Company here in london, who died in American
September11th, 2005 tragedy. Engineer Van Ooster, boxed this amount of money
in our bank Vault at the closing hour of Friday the 7th of September, 2005
for transfer transaction by the following week and travelled to United
States of America from where he suppose to confirm the name and particulars
of the beneficiary to be for the transfer transaction, but he never
confirmed nor came back.
Moreover, instead of losing the money which has been in the BANCO SANTANDER
Vault for over Twenty-four (24) months to the government, I wish to transfer
this fund by
WIRE TRANSFER as soon as I receive your details to tag this fund. I hereby
forward this proposal to you to act as the beneficiary of this fund US$40.5M
(Forty Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars).
There is 100% risk free possibility for moving this amount of money outside
the country to any part of the world. The sharing formula is as follows 35%
is meant for the chosen beneficiary; 5% for miscellaneous expenses; while
the left 60% is for any investment of your advise in your country.
All you need to do is to send me,
1. Your Full Name
2. Your contact details
3. Your phone number
4. Your Fax Number
Please you are to handle this transaction with full concentration and
perfect confidentiality. For more details you can contact me through this
e-mail: carlossantana70_e@yahoo.com<http://us.f558.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=carlossantana70_e@yahoo.com>
*
*If you are not interested please notify me immediately so that I can try
another diplomat.
Waiting for your quick response.
BEST REGARDS,
DON CARLOS SANTANA.
Manager; Foreign Remittance Operation*

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