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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:
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • +447011133420 (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.
  • c_mathew2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Colin Mathew" <loaa12@excite.com>
Reply-To: c_mathew4@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:35:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FROM MR. COLIN MATHEW












FROM MR. COLIN MATHEWHEAD OF DEPARTMENTBANK OF SCOTLANDUNITED KINGDOMTEL: +447011133420FAX: +448704783512CONTACT colin_mathew1@myway.comDEAR PARTNER,IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT ( FIFTEEN-MILLION POUNDS STERLINGS) FROM OURBANK HERE IN LONDON. I HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE ANDHONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESSTRANSACTION,BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR INFUTURE.HOW THE MONEY CAMES ABOUT:THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS MR JOHN HUGHES A FOREIGNER AND THE MANAGER OFPETROL CHEMICAL SERVICE HERE IN LONDON,A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY PROFFESSIONAND HE DIED SINCE 1995.THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER ENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT HIS COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHINGABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS (15,000,000.00)POUNDS STERLINGS.I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT IDON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER,I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS ASURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OUR SELF
BEFORE,BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL ANDA GENUINE BUSINESS.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED REPLY ME IMMEDATELY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL CONTACT&lt;colin_mathew1@myway.comI" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:c_mathew2@yahoo.co.uk>I">&gt;I SHALL PROVIUDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS ANDREALEVANT DOCUMENT THAT WILL EFFECT THE TRANSACTION.YOUR FULL CONTACT PHONE AND FAX NUMBER NAME WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THISEFFECT.HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.THANKSMR COLLIN MATHEW



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