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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "barrister" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • 447624127817
• 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.
  • maureenlawchambers@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR PAUL MARK <mark_paul221@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 13:41:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT CONTACT FOR CONCLUSION



DEAR D. AUSTIN


I AM WRITTING TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE BEEN MISLEAD BY THE LAWYER BARRISTER ROBERT BASIL OF ROBERT & ASSOCIATES,WHO HAS BEEN ORKING FOR THE RELEASE OF MY LATE FATHER'S FUND WITH YOU WITHOUT GIVING ME THE REAL POSITION OF THE TRANSACTION THIS IS` WHY I STOPPED EVERY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THESE PEOPLE BY MAKING SURE THAT MY FATHER'S FUND THAT WAS PACKAGED IN A CONSIGNMENT TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU IN AMERICA WAS`STOPPED AND RETURNED BACK, THIS IS WHEN THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY IN STEALING MONEY FROM YOU WITHOUT ANY GOOD RESULT, THIS IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU TO COMPLETE THIS TRANSACTION IS BECAUSE OF WHAT THE MONEY YOU HAVE SPENT ALREADY WITHOUT ACHIEVING YOUR AIM, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WAS` REALLY ADVISED BY A LADY LAWYER

FRIEND MRS. MAUREEN DANIELS WHO IS `NOW IN POSITION TO WORK WITH YOU BY ARRANGEING ALL THE FUND LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME WHICH SHE WILL SUBMIT TO THE PAYING BANK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE FUNDS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT WHICH YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO THE LADY LAWYER MRS. MAUREEN DANIEL TO ENABLE HER START THE PROCESSING OF THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS AS TO ENABLE HER SECURE THE FUND RELEASE APPROVALS IN YOUR FAVOUR NAME.

BELOW IS MRS. MAUREEN DANIELS CONTACT INFORMATION WHERE YOU ARE TO FORWARD YOUR RECEIVING BANK INFORMATION TO ENABLE HER START IMMEDIATE FUND RELEASE TRANSFER DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME.
NAME: MRS. MAUREEN DANIEL OR MR. SILVA PATMAN
EMAIL: maureenlawchambers@yahoo.co.uk
TEL NO: 44-762-412-7817

AS`SOON AS YOU CONTACT THEM WITH THE NEEDED INFORMATIONS THEY WILL ADVISE YOU IMMEDIATELY ON WHAT TO DO AS I HAVE INFORMED THEM ABOUT AND WHAT WE NEED FROM THEM TO ENABLE US CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITHOUT ANY DELAY.

I WILL ARRANGE FOR A PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER WHERE YOU WILL BE CONTACTING ME CONFIDENTIALLY TO ENABLE US ACHIEVE OUR AIM WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM FROM ANY END, AND PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS`TIME THIS TRANSACTION IS ONLY BETWEEN ME AND YOU, ANY LETTER OR CALLS REGARDING TO THIS TRANSACTION PLEASE FORWARD IT TO ME AND DON'T EVER RESPOND TO IT. PLEASE `I WILL NEED ONLY YOUR PRIVATE NUMBER THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH, BECAUSE OF THE TIME DIFFERENT.

I WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPOND TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.

MY GREAT REGARDS TO YOU
YOURS TRULY,

PAUL MARK.




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