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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +34662363342 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • teresaherero@gawab.com

Fraud email example:

From: "teresaherero8@terra.es" <teresaherero8@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:09:53 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: URGENT CONSULT


URGENT CONSULT
Dear Friend,
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I am Mrs. Teresa M. Herero, a Credit officer of Open bank Madrid-Spain. I h=
ave a concealed business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war, our client Mr. Kahal Mohammad who was an Iraq=
i Businessman made a numbered fixed deposit for 36 calendar months, with a =
value of Twenty three million Nive Hundred Thousand United State Dollars(US=
$23,900.000) only in my branch.=20
Upon maturity, several notices were sent to him even during the war and aga=
in after the war but still no response came from him. We later found out th=
at the Mr. Kahal and his entire family had been killed during the war in a =
bomb blast that hit their home in Bagdad , Iraq .
After further investigation, I discovered that Mr. Kahal did not declare an=
y next-of-kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank d=
eposit. In regards to this if nobody apply for the claim of the money befor=
e JuLY,2007, the money will go into the Bank=E2=80=99s treasury as unclaime=
d funds or declared to the government of Spain .Once this is done, Spanish =
government will confiscate the funds, which is not good for both of us
So, the US$23,900.000 is still lying in my bank now waiting for a person to=
apply for the claim/withdrawal as the next-of-kin. I therefore want you as=
an Arab to stand as the next-of-kin to Mr. Kahal Mohammad so that you will=
be able to receive his funds legally without any single hindrance.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have everything worked-out for the immediate rele=
ase of this fund to you. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this=
fund to your account as arranged, you must apply first to the bank as the =
next of kin of the deceased indicating your interest of claim of your inher=
ited funds. Upon receipt of your reply through my above fax number +34 911 =
414 362, I will send to you by fax the text of the application which you wi=
ll send to the bank for legally soliciting the release of the fund to you.=
=20
=20
Do note that there is no single risk involved at all in this deal as we are=
going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the ne=
cessary documents. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated b=
ank account we shall share it in the ratio of 60% for us, and 40% for you.
=20
At this moment you should feel free to contact me through above mentioned f=
ax number as soon as you receive this letter. You should understand that th=
is should be kept very confidential. Let it be between you, me and my husba=
nd only. This is the only way we can achieve success. I will level the whol=
e arrangement here in the bank for the payment/transfer to be approved imme=
diately. Please take note my husband is the only one I have discussed this =
business with and we both agreed to do this business with you. He answers m=
y phone anytime I am at work or not around. For the security of this busine=
ss, feel free also to discuss with my husband anytime through his telephone=
number, +34 662 363 342. Because of my position in the bank, my phone may =
be monitored, so I think it is better to be discussing with my husband regu=
larly, while I will be arranging everything in the bank for smooth transact=
ion.=20
=20
Please send to me via my above fax number or email:teresaherero@gawab.com, =
your full names, address.fixed and mobile phone/fax number, for easy commun=
ications.
Kind Regards.
Mrs. Teresa M. Herero
(Credit Officer-Open Bank S.A. Madrid-Spain)
Fax- +34 911 414 362





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