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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:
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • +447031821132 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712561833 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Douglas Peter <douglaspeter94@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <douglaspeter005@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 14:02:49 +0000
Subject: FUND PROJECT CONFIRMATION



FROM DESK OF MR.DOUGLAS PETERBARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LIMITEDLEWISHAM HIGH STREET LONDONUNITED KINGDOM BRANCH.DIRECT TEL: +44-70-3182-1132 DIRECT FAX: +44-87-1256-1833
Dear,
Fund Trustee,
My name is Mr. Douglas Peter, I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. I got your information during my search through the foreign directory for a reliable and honest person. I am the auditor general at Branch of Barclays Bank, LEWISHAM HIGH STREET LONDON. I write you this letter in good faith believing both of us will work with one accord for the realization of this project... I am in control of the sum of Three million nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($3,950.000.00) that was an excess of profit made by our branch office in the last quarters of the year 2006. As an officer of the bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so this informed my contacting you for us to work so that you can assist and receive this money through affiliate diplomatic offshore payment office, I have carefully placed the above said fund in an ESCROW Account and did not declare this to my head office, Can I really trust you to receive this money for me? You will be entitled to 35% of the total money as your commission if you will be sincere enough to work with me. All I need from you is to stand firmly as the original depositor of this fund who made the DEPOSIT.. I will discretely give you all the information concerning the account and the deposit so that you can apply to my headquarters directly for the re-location of the money. There is practically no risk involved,the fund will despatched to you via affiliate diplomatic offshore payment office. Please remember to treat this offer as very confidential because i will not like to comprehend with any form of exposure as am still in active banking service. I hope you understand my situation and i await your response.Thank you and God bless.Yours Faithfully,Mr.Douglas Peter


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