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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447024091033 (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.
  • cheryl_carpenter@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <cherylcarpenter@itelgua.com>
Reply-To: cheryl_carpenter@myway.com
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:25:03 +0100
Subject: Awaiting your anticipated response




FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK
40 WAKEFIELD RD
LEEDS LS98 1FD
UNITED KINGDOM.



FROM THE DESK OF MR.CHERYL CARPENTER:
SECRETARY TO THE AUDITING COMMITTEE,
DEPARTMENT OF INT'L MONTARY AFFAIRS.
PHONE:+44 702 409 1033
EMAIL:cheryl_carpenter@myway.com


FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION:
TRANSFER OF FUND/INVESTMENT AND JOINT VENTURE


I write to seek your services in a private matter regarding an account i discovered belonging to a late customer in my office by the name LT.GEN.HARRIS COX who died in United Kingdom leaving some funds unclaimed in our bank without any
beneficiary, as the auditing officer of my Bank here in London,it will be in my interest to transfer this funds worth $20.5
million to your account in your country and this will requires a private arrangement.


Could you perhaps be able to receive these funds under legal claims then I will fill you in,i am willing to pay a generous management and transfer fees as well as appreciation for fewer questions asked and your participation yeilds 30%,i need assistance from a trustworthy,reliable and confident collaborator whom I will fill in as the beneficiary to provide an account where this fund will be remmited.


I have all the details/documents and will fill you in if you are really willing. Your major role would be to provide an bank account where the funds will be transferred.


All correspondences will be via email, for now, as i said,the funds in question are quite large ($20.5million).I will expect a straight answer from you. Yes or no. If yes, then let's work out the modalities.


Closing with anticipation,
Regards and Respect,


MR.CHERYL CARPENTER.

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