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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:
  • "utmost confidentiality" (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 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.
  • terrydennis55555@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: terry dennis <terrydennis55555@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:16:51 +0600
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE



Dear Sir ,Madam MR.Terry Dennis 14, Cameroon House, Wyndham Road, Camber well, S.E. 5 OUJ. London UK. Email:terrydennis55555@yahoo.co.uk I am Mr.Terry Dennis a British citizen and I am 43yrsof age, I am married with three Children, I work withUnion Bank Swiss Finance company London UK.I am theaccounting officer of Mr. Nelson Owen who died on therecent bomb blast which occurred in London on the 7Thof July 2005.Mr.Nelson Owen who is our Client withAccount Number UBS 101-720-4 has left the sum of TwoMillion one hundred and twenty thousand Dollars($2,120.000.00) for deposit, this Amount is yet to becredited in his favour before he died on the recentbomb blast in London. I want you to open an accountwith my Bank so that I can credit this amount to youwhile you shall receive 40% of the fund I and mycolleague will have 60%. If you are interested in thistransaction please fill the form below and get back tome immediately.The name of the Finance and SecurityCompany and all relevant information’s will be givento you, when you contact me on my private Email:terrydennis55555@yahoo.co.uk Treat with utmost confidentiality.Yours sincerely, MR. Terry DennisPERSONAL DATA FULLNAMES:________________________________________ GENDER____________________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________ NATIONALITY: _______________________________________ COUNTRY OFRESIDENCE: ___________________________ MARITAL STATUS: __________________________________ HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________ OFFICEADDRESS:___________________________________ TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________ FAX NUMBER:________________________________________ OCCUPATION:________________________________________ POSITION HELD:______________________________________ EMAILADDRESS:_____________________________________ NEXTOF KIN:___________________________________
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