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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.
  • +447045764850 (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.
  • ceo.abecham@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LORD ANDRES TEXTILE COMPANY <happyoffers2007@helloworld.com>
Reply-To: ANTHONY BECHAM <ceo.abecham@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 06:42:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: SEASON GREETINGS (WORK FROM HOME)


LORD ANDREWS TEXTILE COMPANY
190 Holmsgarth Rd,
Lerwick, Shetland,
ZE1 0PW, Scotland,
United Kingdom.
+447045764850

Dear Valued Customer.

I AM ANTHONY BECHAM, THE CEO OF LORD ANDREWS TEXTILE COMPANY. WE DEAL IN THE PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF ALL KINDS OF TEXTILE MATERIALS. WE ARE CURRENT PROVIDING A PART-TIME JOB FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BE OUR BOOK KEEP AT THE MOMENT.

OUR AIM IS TO PROVIDE PART-TIME JOB FOR OUR NUMEROUS CUSTOMER ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE ARE OFFERING A (PART TIME WORK) TO OUR CUSTOMERS BOTH ONSHORE/OFFSHORE AT THE MOMENT AS AN END OF THE YEAR BONUS. WE WANT YOU TO RECEIVE OUR PAYMENT FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE WORLD MARKET, DEDUCT 15% OUT OF IT AS YOUR WEEKLY SALARY AND SEND THE BALANCE AS INSTRUCTED.

THE PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOU VIA CERTIFIED CHECK/MONEY ORDERS/CREDIT CARD OR BANK TRANSFERS, WHICH YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO CASH AND DEDUCT YOUR SALARY. THIS WORK COULD BE REFERRED TO AS THE HAPPY SEASON WORK FROM HOME.

NB: THIS WORK IS BEING MONITORED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION (FBI) www.fbi.gov

THESE ARE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION NEEDED FOR APPLICATION TO BE PROCESSED;

FIRST NAME:
LAST NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
POST CODE/ ZIP CODE:
COUNTRY:
NATIONALITY:
OCCUPATION:
AGE: SEX:
MARITAL STATUS:

NOTE: ALL INFORMATION SUPPLIED WILL BE RECORDED IN OUR HIGHLY SECURED DATABASE AND WILL NOT TO BE SHARED WITH THIRD-PARTY.

Send Your Reply To [ceo.abecham@yahoo.co.uk]

YOURS SINCERELY
ANTHONY BECHAM (CEO)

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