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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 united states dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +447031843926 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709747434 (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.
  • d.noakes@fsmail.net
  • noakes@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Noakes Regent House Enterprise UK <daniel.noakes10@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:22:14 +0000
Subject: FROM DR. DANIEL NOAKES (REGENT HOUSE ENT. UK) - REPLY URGENTLY



Dear Proposed Partner, A business associate at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry here in the United Kingdom gave me your email address and details. I am Dr. Daniel Noakes ,from the United Kingdom and I am the CEO of Regent House Enterprises UK and wish to seek your partnership and co-operation regarding investment plan and arrangement in your country. Regent House Enterprises UK is a partnership business between myself,Dr. Mathew M. Mbongwa and Mr. Stephen M. Mbongwa (South Africans)

At present I have the sum of US$10,000,000 .00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) and wish to invest US$8,000,000.00 (Eight Million United States Dollars) outside the United Kingdom and the origin of the money (South Africa)for some specific reasons.

This money cannot be paid into Regent House Enterprises UK account for some reasons, that is why I have decided to look for a reliable partner and to invest the money on my behalf.

I want you and I to make some investment plans together and most importantly I want you to invest the sum of US$8,000,000.00 (Eight Million United States Dollars) on my behalf on properties or manufacturing business or any good business venture which is profitable in your country.


All I want is for you to receive the fund into your company or private account and be honest enough to supervise the growth of the business which you will assist me to invest in. For your assistance and co-operation to receive the fund on my behalf successfully I offer to give you US$2,000, 000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) personally out of the money as soon as you confirm it in the account you will provide. As soon as I receive your positive response I will give you more details about the source of the fund. I look forward to your urgent and positive reply to this email which you should send urgently to my personal email address: d.noakes@fsmail.net Kind regards, Dr. Daniel Noakes CEO Regent House Enterprises UK RHE House 18 Orgreave Drive Sheffield South Yorkshire S13 9NR North London - United Kingdom. Tel: +44 703-184-3926 Fax: +44 870-974-7434 Email: d. noakes@fsmail.net Web: www.regenthouseenterprisesuk.euro.st or : www.freewebs.com/regenthouseenterprises
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