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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • +447045716933 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447045716939 (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.
  • charles1_s@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • cbnchrls@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MCCQUEENEY MILLER <hsbc@bankoflondon.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:35:03 +0000
Subject: From Hsbc Bank London, your Transfer on line now read well



HSBC's world headquartersLONDON: Global bank HSBC
HSBC's world headquartersLONDON: Global bank HSBC OFFSHORE BANKHEAD QUARTER BRITISHBOX 1126 LONDON
PHONE : +44-7045716939
PHONE:+447045716933PHONE :+44-7031890184PHONE: +44-7031890355

SIR.


I AM DR MCCQUEENEY FROM HSBC BANK LONDON.

Today let me comfirm for you that truth shall never end as Hsbc Bank London makes every thing possible now that immediately we got this single paper from charles soludo on your behalf we must credit your fund without further delay.

we are always siting meeting regarding your transfer fund while we are warning you not to contact any other banks unless our Hsbc Bank London to avoid those bank of bad eggs not to harm your conciency,

also in the mater of charles soludo, we told you that there is many illegal people claiming to be charles soludo that is why we are always giving you the original email address of soludo to avoid those dupers.

before you reply any email kindly cheek the email address to correspond with the email of charles soludo we gave to you.

see charles soludo email to reach him about your last paper to attach in clearing House London.

see Mail of soludo again. charles1_s@hotmail.com
cbnchrls@yahoo.com

kindly read this email very well get intouch with charles soludo the fee has get down for you according to him since last week.

best Regards Dr Harrison Mccqueeney.

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