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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:

• 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.
  • +34695053496 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "andrea-santo@terra.es" <andrea-santo@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:58:06 +0100 (MET)
Subject: DISCOVERING OF AN ACCOUNT



ATTN:SIR, MADAM


MY NAME IS MRS ANDREA SANTO. I WORK WITH SANTANDER CENTRAL BANK AS A REGIONAL BANK MANAGER IN SPAIN. I HAVE TO CONTACT YOU BASE ON THE
RESENT DISCOVERING OF AN ACCOUNT IN MY BANK THAT HAVE BEING
DORMANT FOR THREE YEARS NOW. THIS ACCOUNT HAVE BEING THERE
WITHOUT ANY DEPOSIT OR WITHDRAWAL FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS NOW.
WHEN I WENT INTO THE HISTORY OF THE ACCOUNT I FIND OUT THAT THIS
ACCOUNT BELONGS TO ONE MR PABLO SANCHEZ A BUSINESSMAN IN SPAIN.
I TRIED TO CONTACT HIM THROUGH THE INFORMATION HE FILLED WHEN OPENING
THE ACCOUNT, I FOUND OUT THAT HIS TELEPHONE NUMBER HAVE BEING SWITCHED OFF FOR SO MANY YEARS.

I PERSONALLY WENT TO HIS CONTACT HOUSE ADDRESS, I WAS TOLD THAT HE
WAS AMONG THE VICTIM IN THE BOMB BLAST THAT TOOK PLACE ON 11th MARCH
2003 IN SPAIN. ALL EFFORT TO TRACK DOWN HIS NEXT OF KIN PROVES ABORTIVE.
THE AMOUNT IN HIS ACCOUNT IS 5,600,000.00 EUROS (FIVE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THIS ACCOUNT TO
AVOID THE BANK TURNING THE MONEY AS A SURPLUS BY THE END OF MARCH 2007. SO PLEASE DO HELP ME TO GET THIS DONE AS I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL HELP ME GET THIS MONEY TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. 25% OF THIS AMOUNT WILL BE FOR YOU AS YOU PROVIDE THE ACCOUNT WHICH WILL BE
USE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO. 65% WILL BE FOR ME. PLEASE DO GET BACK TO ME WITH THIS INFO:

1. FULL NAME:
2. CONTACT ADDRESS:
3. TEL / FAX: HOUSE AND MOBILE LINE
4. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
5. OCCUPATION / ORGANIZATION:
6. DATE OF BIRTH:
7. CITY / STATE / COUNTRY / ZIP:

I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS BETWEEN ME AND YOU
TILL WE FINALLY ACHIEVE THIS AIM. I EXPTECT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TOWAREDS THIS TRANSACTION.
THANKS

MRS ANDREA SANTO
REGIONAL BANK MANAGER
SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO BANK SPAIN.
PLEASE DO GET BACK TO ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: andrea.santo@private.la
FAX: 0034-695-053-496





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