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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:

• 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.
  • +447031896640 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709745934 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Commonweath Office" <cwealthoffice51@gala.net>
Reply-To: michealadams@cwealthoffice.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:43:57 +0000
Subject: Urgent Payment Reminder


*THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
SW1A 2AH LONDON , UNITED KINGDOM
THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.
FINANCE/ASSET CONTROL DEPARTMENT.
TEL: +44-7031896640
FAX: +44-8709745934
E-MAIL: info@cwealthoffice.com*

FROM:DR. MICHEAL ADAMS,

DO YOU STILL WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT ENTITLEMENT, LOTTERY AND
INHERITANCE ACCRUED INTEREST OF

US$2,531,251?.

Be informed that the Commonwealth Office is particularly surprised by
constant petitions from many beneficiaries in

various countries complaining long-delays on payments of their Accrued
Interest Fund. And, that they wasted so much money in the pursuit of this
entitlement/inheritance Fund. Also, there are cases whereby two or three
people are applying for the same Funds.

Therefore, we have resolved and instructed that all Funds shall be released,
through maximum supervision of the

Commonwealth Audits and Financial Management Authority (CAFMA) in
collaboration with our paying Bank.

We will forward the required information to you a soon as your reply is
received by this office.

Congratulations in Advance.

Yours faithfully,

MR. MICHEAL ADAMS
HEAD OF OPERATIONS.
COMMONWEALTH AUDITS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (CAFMA).

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