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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.
  • +447011130478 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709743209 (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.
  • treasurydept.uneabp@excite.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "notice_un@terra.es" <notice_un@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:49:54 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: YOU HAVE WON 360,000.00 EUROS ONLY.




UNITED NATIONS EMAIL ADDRESS BALLOTING.

Regards this on-going United Nations annual email address balloting
programme, your email address was nominated as one of the winners of
UNAEAB and consequently you will be paid a total sum of 360, 000.00
euros for this computer roll-out ballot.
Therefore we have certified and approved that you will claim the sum
of 360, 000.000(Three hundred and sixty thousand euros) BANK DRAFT
credited to file UNAEAB/889776118305/07 in the paying bank.

This is from a total sum of 18,000,000.00 shared amongst the first
5 norminees in this category.
Participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide web ba se with computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place anually.
Our European agent will immediately facilitate
the release of your money as soon as you contact him.

To file for your claim, please contact our treasury officer.
CONTACT PERSON: ALAN BOWIE
Email: treasurydept.uneabp@excite.co.uk
Website: www.un.org


Yours faithfully,
Alan Bowie.
CALL:+447011130478
+44702 408 4986 , +447031899990
FAX:
+44870 974 3209
+44870 974 3210
NB: Please forward the following to us
1. full names and address 2.occupation 3. Phone and fax








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