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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:
  • "to 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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +447092877392 (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.
  • davisken_uk@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "davisken_uk1@terra.es" <davisken_uk1@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 19:00:59 +0100 (MET)
Subject: FINANCE CREDIT UNION-UK



FINANCE CREDIT UNION-UK

FOREIGN OPERATION UNIT.

Headquarter Finance Credit Union
St. Michaels Alley, Off Corn
Hill, London, C3V 9DS United Kingdom

E-MAIL: (davisken_uk@myway.com)

Tel: +44 (709) 287 7392

Bankers Confirmation,

This is to confirm that we have received on going wire transfer order from one of our reputable clients to credit and transfer the sum of US$20,900,000.00 to your nominated bank account immediately as full payment for contract /inheritance fund vide Irrevocable letter of credit number XXUBS/CM:/FCU00298X of August 15, 2006 and debit same against their domiciliary foreign account. Based on the domiciliation agreement reached with ordering customers on all international transfers of funds, it is our duty to set up and activate all transfers on our network and remit the funds through our European Swift Network to your nominated bank.

Sequel to this instruction to debit our clients account with our branch and credit you through wire transfer, upon receipt of your full banking details we shall carry out the wire transfer to the tune of Twenty Million, nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only.

In light of the above, we hereby request that you reconfirm your receiving bank details immediately, your mailing address, mobile phone number/fax number , hence our Telex Transfer Unit will not be liable for any error /complication after the wire transfer has being made to you.
However, we advice that you send to us the requested information to enable us send to you the Telex wire confirmation report on your payment, You are advised to call the undersigned below immediately you receive this message on any of these numbers +44 (709) 287 7392 for more directives.

Your urgent response is kindly required to enable us handle this matter quickly. Please acknowledge the receipt of this mail,

Yours sincerely.

MR DAVIS KENNEDY.
FOREIGN OPERATION UNIT.
FINANCE CREDIT UNION UK.





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