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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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.
  • +447045706187 (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.
  • all_winning@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Alfred Winston <collins_d15@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: all_winnings@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 20:43:58 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: from Mr. Alfred Winston


Hello friend,

With Confidence I am contacting you personally for a business transaction involving £30 million British pounds Sterling and I hope that you will contact me at your earliest convenient time for this business transaction.

I am the Auditor General and Chairman, Audit Committee of Bank of Scotland, I need your sincere assistant and co-operation. I have determined to work this deal with you if you can do the business.

At the moment, I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your positive response is received.

Please take a moment of your time to consider this and send your response or call me with this mobile number : +44 704 57 06187 for further information concerning this transaction.

I assure you that this deal is worth taking and highly profitable.

Thank you for your time and attention.
Yours truly,
.......................
Mr. Alfred Winston,
Auditor General,
Bank Of Scotland Plc.
Tel: +44 704 57 06187
Email: all_winning@yahoo.com




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