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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.
  • +2348059185953 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +622191523875 (Indonesia, probably a mobile phone)
• 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.
  • asiapacific.internationalbank@yahoo.com
  • reverenpeters@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "office infos" <office333@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: drjoneswin01@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 11:29:56 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION UNIT


*ASIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL BANK
PT.JL.RAYA 54 AV - JAKARTA SELATAN
JAKARTA - INDONESIA
CALL LINE: +62-21-915-23875
EMAIL:asiapacific.internationalbank@yahoo.com*
**
*[image: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon]*
* BANK OF AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL BANK OF SETTLEMENT COMPENSATION UNIT, IN
AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATION

Attention: My Good Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?, You may not
understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago
with the then Secretary General of the UNITED NATIONS. This email is to all
the people that have been one way or other involved in any financial
transaction in any part of the world, that seem unethical resulting in the
lost of fund to the individual or group of persons; as the UNITED
NATIONShave agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$ 250,000.00
only.

This includes every foreign contractor that may have not received their
contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or
International businesses that failed due to Government problems etc. We
found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you. This have
been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Rev PETERS, as he is our representative, contact
him immediately for your Cheque/ International Bank Draft of USD$250,000.00
only. This fund is in a Bank Draft for security purpose ok? so he will send
it to you and remember that you are to bear the cost of shipment so that
you can clear it in any bank of your choice.

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number your
correct mailing address where you want him to send the Draft to you.
Conatct Rveren Peter immediately for confirmation and for your payment:

Person to Contact: Rev Peters
Email: reverenpeters@gmail.com
<http://us.f337.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgIdƒ39_887949_8857_2102_444_0_28218_1095_4104100720&Idx&YYG78&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&inc0&order wn&sortÚte&posTel: 234-80-59185953
Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon
as you cash your Bank Draft. Making the world a better place.

*
*[image:
http://www.biblepicturegallery.com/Pictures/Symbols/United%20Nations%20logo%20ca.htm]
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*Regards,*
*Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.*
*http://www.un.org/sg/* <http://www.un.org/sg/>

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