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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.
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • +4402070600173
• 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.
  • christianrodriguez200@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Gary Woodgate <gary_woodgate006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 03:50:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Update



Dear Lambart Freud,
How are you doing today, hope you are doing great? We tried calling your mobile contact which you sent to us, but wasn’t going through, I have to tell you that your previous email was well understood, and hard been noted.

Your entire document which you will need concerning your winnings has been forwarded to the Fleming Private Bank Plc, in other to be able to identify you as the rightful owner of the stated fund. So you have to contact them as early enough regarding your winning prize.

The following will be sent to your residential home address, your winning Certificate, hard copy (original) certificate of prize claim and the award-winning certificate would be sent to you via registered post upon the completion of the transfer of your winning funds to you as required in the final payment. Try to understand with us.


Contact the bank through the following contact information of your Assigned Account officer:

BANK NAME: FLEMING PRIVATE BANK PLC.
ACCOUNT OFFICER: Christian Rodriguez.
PHONE NUMBER: +44 (0) 207 060 0173
FAX NUMBER:+44(0) 7005-860-046
EMAIL: customercare@flemingprivate-plc.com
EMAIL: christianrodriguez200@yahoo.co.uk
You should send them via email with the following information:

1. Full Names

2. Contact Address

3. Amount Won

4. Phone/ Fax Numbers

5. Occupation.


Thanks for your understanding.


We await your update with your dealings with the bank.

Mr. Gary Wood gate


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