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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 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.
  • +447092896703 (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.
  • morrismartins02@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "debtdecovery@terra.es" <debtdecovery@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:55:21 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Urgent



NTERNATIONAL FNANCIAL ACTION COMMITTE
EURO PACIFC FINANCE COMPANY
UNITED KINDOM.

ATTN; PAYMENT FILE NO; 037

SIR/Madam,

WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT FOLLOWING A MEETING HELD A FORTH NIGHT AGO IN GENEVA SWITZERLAND, BETWEEN AFRICAN FINANCE MINISTERS AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE AND THE IMF,WITH REGARDS TO PAYMENT DUE TO FORIEGN NATIONAL HELD BACK IN NIGERIA,GHANA AND SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES IN AFRICA,A DECESION WAS REACHED TO FIND A SOFT LANDING ON PROBLEMS

IT WAS HELD AND AGREED THAT THIS AGENCY,SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RECIEVE AND PROCESS ALL PAYMENT FILES FROM THE NGIERAN GOVERMENT AND EFFECT PAYMENT WHERE GOOD PAYMENT CASES ARE ESTABLISHED.

THE AFRiCAN GOVERMENTS WHILE ACCEPTNG THIS DECISION,FURTHER AGREED THAT THIS AGENCY SHOULD PAY OFF THEIR DEBTS AND DEBIT THEIR ACCOUNTS ACCORDINGLY.

WE HAVE THEREFORE BASED ON THIS DEVELOPMENTS,RECEVED AND SCRUTINISED YOUR PAYMENT FILE, AND WE SEE NO REASON WHY YOUR PAYMENT HAVE BEEN WITHHELD UPTILL NOW.

ACCORDINGLY,PROVSIONAL PAYMENT APPROVAL ARE HEREBY GRANTED IN YOUR FAVOUR. WE SHALL PROCEED WITH UTAMOST DESPATCH TO EFFECT THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

NOTE MOST IMPORTANTLY THAT DUE TO VARIOUS NTERNATIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON MONETARY MOVEMENTS AND OTHER ANTI MONEY LAUNDARY LAWS OF NATIONS AND GOVERMENTS,AND FOR THE FACT THAT THIS AGENCY DOES NOT FAVOUR PAYMENT OF TAXES AND DUES NECESSARY IN OFFSHORE TRANSFERS, THE PAYMENT BOARD OF THIS AGENCY HAVE DECIDED TO EFFECT THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS VIA ATM PAYMENT SYSTEM.

YOUR FUNDS SHALL BE LOADED IN A STAR SYSTEM MASTERCARD POWERED ATM CARDS AND SENT TO YOUR ADDRESS. UPON DELIVERY, YOU SHALL RECIEVE THE PINS TO THE CARDS AND AN INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE THE CARDS.

THE ABOVE MEASURE IS THE MOST SIMPLE WAY TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT, WITHOUT BOTTLENECKS.

YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUIRED TO FURNISH US VIA EMAIL OR FAX THE FOLLOWNG ITEMS;

I. YOUR FULL NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.
2. YOUR RECIEVING ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD WISH O RECIEVE YOUR DELIVERY
3. A COPY OF YOUR NTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, FOR PROPER IDENTFICATION
4. THE AMOUNT OWE YOU AND HOW MUCH YOU HAVE RECIEVED IF ANY.

IMMEDIATELY THESE ITEMS ARE RECIVED, WE SHALL PROCEED AND DESPACH YOUR LOADED CARDS TO YOU FOR ACTIATION AND USAGE BY YOU

WE URGE YOU TO BE PROMPT IN YOUR RETURN MAIL morrismartins02@hotmail.com OR FAX +447092896703.
BEST REGARDS,

MORRIS MARTNNS.






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