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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:
  • "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.
  • +441216187075
• 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.
  • mackphilpps@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MACK PHILPPS <mackphilpps@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:48:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: IT IS VERY URGENT.


DEAR SIR,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR MAIL.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO NOW, SO THAT I WILL PROCEED WITH THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS OF THE FUNDS RELEASE IN YOUR NAME AS THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS WITH THE BANK HERE IN LONDON, IS FOR YOU TO FORWARD TO ME ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATIONS WHERE THIS FUND WILL BE CREDITED ON YOUR BEHALF.

THIS ARE THE NEEDED INFORMATIONS.

1 THE NAME OF YOUR BANK.
2 THE ADDRESS OF YOUR BANK.
3 THE ROUNTING NUMBERS OF YOUR BANK.
4 YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER.
5 YOUR ACCOUNT NAME.
6 YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE ALL THIS ABOVE INFORMATIONS I WILL PROCEDD WITH THE TRANSFER ARRANGEMENT WITH THE HIGH COURT AND THE PAYING BANK HERE IN LONDON.

YOU CAN CALL ME ON MY OFFICE PHONE NUMBER +44-121-618-7075.

I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

THANK YOU.

MACK PHILPPS.

Karlene Fiedgen <karlene.fiedgen@mozartmail.info> wrote:

Dear Sir,

I believe you must think that my English writing is not splendid, I am sorrowed but it is not my main language.

Let me introduce myself as I am not sure you are aware of me but I have been requested to get in touch with you regarding a confidential and exigent issue. Can you please peruse the enclosed email carefully and tell me whether you are indeed the right person to do this work for me? I am just a little nervous.

Ms Karlene Fiedgen

--- Forwarded email ---
DEAR KARLENE,
=20
SORRY FOR THE LATE RESPONSE TO YOUR MAIL
=20
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MAIL AND CONTENT THEREIN,
=20
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE ATTORNEY WHO WILL
PROCESS ALL THE LEGAL PROOF OF OWNERSHIP DOCUMENTS IN
YOUR NAME WHICH WILL BE SUMMITED TO THE BANK AUTHORITY
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE FUNDS DEPOSITOR, AND YOU ARE
TO WORK WITH HIM IN THIS TRANSACTION SINCE HE WILL
ADVISE YOU IN WHAT YOU ARE TO DO.
=20
AND PLEASE YOU CAN ARRANGE TO OPEN A NEW BANK ACCOUNT
IN YOUR NAME WHERE THIS FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFER IN YOUR
FAVOURED NAME AS THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY.
=20
THIS IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF HIM, HE KNOWS EVERY
THING ABOUT THIS DEPOSITED FUNDS AS I HAVE ADVISE HIM
ON HOW HE WILL PROCESS ALL THE NEEDED DOCUMENTS
LEGALY.
=20
NAME MR MACK PHILPPS.
=20
EMAIL: mackphilpps@yahoo.co.uk
=20
TEL : +44-121618-7075.
=20
AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT HIM HE WILL DIRECT YOU MORE ON
THIS FUNDS TRANSFER ARRANGEMENT, BECAUSE I CAN NOT
FOLLOW UP THIS ARRANGEMENT MYSELF BECAUSE OF SECURITY
REASON.
=20
I WILL BE HERE IN THE BANK TO FOLLOW IT UP ON YOUR
BEHALF AS SOON AS ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS IS APPROVED
IN YOUR NAME AS THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY.
=20
PLEASE IT IS 100% RISK FREE SINCE ALL THE PROOF OF
DOCUMENTS WILL BE FILED IN THE BANK IN YOUR NAME AS
THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY.
=20
I WILL BE HERE TO HELP MORE IN THIS ARRANGE WITH MY
POSITION,
=20
ALWAYS UPDATE ME,
=20
THANK YOU,
=20
JOHN BROWN


Karlene Fiedgen wrote: =20
Dear Sir,

Regarding your email, it is very surprising except that how come you have=
my mail information? Are your transactions legitimate? If they are not f=
or real, then please bother me not any more.

Anyhow, to calm my insecurity, please give me some congruent documentary =
proofs.

I trust that you fully understand the intent that I am expressing to you.

Ms Karlene Fiedgen

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p12.htm


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