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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment" (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 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.
  • payingcernterunit1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john herry" <fredana024@telegraf.by>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:28:39 +0100
Subject: From The Desk of Mr. Fred Ana,


From The Desk of Mr. Fred Ana,
General Manager, Cbn Lasco Finance,
security & Sec. Services.
E-mail: payingcernterunit1@yahoo.fr

Attn:

I am Mr. Fred Ana, General manager to the CBN Finance,security & Sec.
Services . this note was taken in my office where i was serving verification
documents to some White men Mr Albert Evans and Mr john Steve who stormed in
my office in company of Mr. Paul Mousa (on white African attire).

The black man (Mr. Paul Mousa) claimed to be your representative and the
supervisory Engineer that supervised and Lasco security, company & Sec.
Services (OUR COMPANY) because of their inability to have paid at the agreed
time.

They said that you were dead and before your death, you appointed them as
the next of kin to your contract fund presently under our custody now, these
two white men and the black gentleman quickly applied that your Inherited
fund should be presented to them at the spot.

The Official responsible for the presentation of consignment quickly granted
approvals to their application and packaged the fund for them to go with it,
When the Lasco security, company & Sec. Services Debit Note was submitted to
my desk for final Approvals before forwarding it to them for endorsement, I
noticed that there are discrepancies as there was no evidence of
authorization letter from you for the change of beneficiary.

I urgently summoned The Official responsible for the presentation of the
consignment and directed him to stop the movement of the funds and at the
same time placed a stop order instruction on the funds pending when your
views and comments are received with regards to this matter.

Please study the attached photograph and respond to me urgently for your
comments which will be highly appreciated, but we will not hesitate to
continue the payment transmission to them if no response comes from
you.Contact me on this Email: payingcernterunit1@yahoo.fr immediately as
your silence will be a clear indication that you authorized them to effect
the above changes.
Regards,

Mr. fred Ana,
General Manager,
Lasco Finance And Security Company
e-mail: payingcernterunit1@yahoo.fr

Anti-fraud resources:

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