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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447045754075 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447075727792 (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.
  • alfredjohnson72@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Bolluck James <bolluckjames@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <alfredjohnson72@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:43:17 -0400
Subject: ATM PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK
NY 10017WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT U NIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

From: Mr.James Bolluck
Attention: Beneficiary,

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.
We are pleased to inform you that we are United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit newly set up by the United Nations in conjunction with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Based on series of petitions we received from International Bodies such as Cooperate Bodies and Non Governmental Organization (NGO on the Inability of some Government of different countries in the World, Commercial banks and World Lottery Organization to settle their clients Contract debt, Inheritance Fund and Winning prize fund.
After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors UNITED NATIONS, THE WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND), it was resolved and agreed upon that this body world international debt reconciliation committee will work extensively to ensure that your Contract Payment, Your Inheritance and Lottery Winning prize fund will be paid without any hitch and delay through the World Bank and IMF Insurance body.

You are therefore advice to send the below information along with your contact details to ALFRED JOHNSON head of review, World Debt Reconciliation : EMAIL: alfredjohnson72@yahoo.com Tel:+ 44 704 575 4075, FAX: + 44 707 572 7792

1).What is the contract Amount and Country where the contract was executed?
2). What is the Bank name and location where your Inheritance Funds are tied up and amount due to you.
3). What is your Winning Prize lottery Company and the amount won.
Note that on receipt of your complain and list of debt due for payment, Your Fund will be called back from its various point where it has been tied up by World Bank and IMF and your payment will be arranged on the follow options below;
a). Via ATM card payment that you can use to withdraw money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Ten Thousand dollars per a day.
b). Diplomatic cash payment.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,

Mr.James Bolluck
United Nations,NY.



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