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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +447024098897 (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.
  • gkenndy@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JANE ANDERSON" <ms_jane05@unimail.mn>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:35:45 -0800
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD


UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ZURICH SWITZERLAND
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
Directorate for International Payment and
Transfers.760 United Nations
Plaza,
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

ATTN: Beneficiary,

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT We have actually been authorized by
the newly appointed UN secretary general, and the governing body of the
UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay of
your inheritance fund, recommended and approve in your favor.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that
your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the
Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private
accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds were organized in the
form of
your personal Identification number (PIN) ATM CARD.

This will enable only you have direct Control over the fund, we will
handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by
the Officials of the bank. We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee
on your Payment. We are happy to inform you that based on our
recommendation/instructions your entire Inheritance funds have been
credited in your favor through ATM card.

You are therefore advice to send your contact details to the officer in
charge to collect your original payment slip with your ATM card as
follows:

REV. GENMOH KENNDY
International Audit unit,
United Nations Liaison Office London:
EMAIL: gkenndy@gmail.com
TEL : +44 702 409 8897

They will issue you an ATM card that you can use to withdraw money in
any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Ten
Thousand dollars per day.

So if you like to receive your funds through this means kindly let us
know by contacting the card payment center and also send the following
information as stated below to them as directed above.

1. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
2. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD (P.O BOX NOT
ACCEPTABLE)
3. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION


NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH REV. GENMOH KENNDY WITH YOUR CORRECT
CONTACT DETAILS.AND ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS
$7.5MILLION THE REST WILL BE PAID TO YOU IN A LATER DATE.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively thereby making contact with REV. GENMOH KENNDY as
directed to avoid further delay.

CONGRATULATIONS.

MS.JANE ANDERSON
UNITED NATIONS, ZURICH SWITZERLAND

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam