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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:
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +447045731243 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Western Union Transfer Western Union <westernunionuransfer@yahoo.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 12:38:33 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: FROM JERRY BANABAS


FROM OFFICE OF THE BRANCH MANAGER,
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER,
AIRPORT RESIDENTIAL ROAD,
ASIGAMEE,LONDON.

Hello, Good day ;

THIS IS PROFESSOR,JERRY BANABAS THE WESTERN UNION GENERAL MANGER OPERATION I WHAT TO INFORME YOU IN RESPECT ABOUT YOUR MONEY WHICH WE RECEIVED IN OUR SYSTEM THIS MORNING FROM LOME TOGO BRANCH


MEANWHILE ,I WILL WANT YOU TO SEND ME TEN NAMES YOU ARE GOING TO USE TO RECEIVE THIS FUND BIT BY BIT UNTIL I WILL FINALLY TRANSFER THE WHOLE CASH TO YOU.

THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS {USD$4.5MILLION},AND YOU SHOULD SEND ME YOUR FORM OF IDENTITY EITHER COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR IDENTITY CARD IN ORDER TO RAISE THE DOCUMENT FOR BACKING THE TRANSFER TO YOU.

YOU ARE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION

1} YOUR IDENTITY

2} YOUR PHONE NUMBER

3} CONTACT HOME ADDRESS AND THE NAMES FOR SENDING THE MONEY TO YOU OK

PLAESE MAKE SURE ALL THIS INFOMATION'S ARE CORRECT BECAUSE WE DONT WANT TO MAKE ANY MISTAKE WHEN MAKING THE PAYMENT TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY OK,



I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE AND GET ME ON THIS EMAIL ADDRESS, MAKE SURE YOU CALL ME
WARM REGARDS,

PROF.JERRY BANABAS
+447045731243


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