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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • 3uem_parker011@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Morris Parker <m_parker007@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <m_parker011@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:01:37 +0000
Subject: RESULT OF YOUR CREDIBILITY



Attn: Good Day, On continual research development programmes on World fast growing Economy as published by Government through her Embassies reflecting Essentially in the commercial Attaches in London United Kingdom. However, your contact information reflect on public records as contained on government information service Gazettes and whoever appear on the public record is relatively Credible. I am Dr. Morris Parker Chief Accountant of the World and Sub regional organisation. United Nation (UN) in partnership with AFRICA UNION (AU) IS affiliated office in London. I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as a chief accounts and in full agreement with the Auditor general of this able organisation (UN/AU). We scrutinized all records and the accounts of awarded and executed contracts of this organisation (UN/AU) since the inception of NEPAD/UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE in Ecowas sub-region state and we carefully uncover and mapped out a whopping sum of $30.5m which we want to transfer into your account as the beneficiary, you can authentically apply for supply if it interest you to be our client with full guarantee from me. The money $30.5m has been approved for payments by this organisation. The Financial Trustee (endorsed by the accountant general of the organisation) and to be paid to the beneficiary account under contract number UN/NEPAD/OGN/FMF/GCB/B25/7/006. As a top civil servant, we are not allowed to operate foreign bank account hence our decision to use your accounts in full trust and confidence to transfer this money outside United Nation and NEPAD in ECOWAS sub-region. We will accept you as our principal partner and contractor in sum of $30.5m. Moreover it is pertinent to note that it is risk free and does not require much engagement since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity. Please contact me through my private email address below for more lively information. I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope you will understand the confidential nature of this and its reality is a dream come true. Best Regards, Dr. Morris ParkerBAR COUNCIL UK,15 Old SquareLincoln's InnLondonWC2 3UEm_parker011@yahoo.co.uk
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