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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 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.
  • +447031984853 (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.
  • w_cole124@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME <w_cole122@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: 10 Aug 2008 08:31:49 -0000
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit




IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.

(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)

DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL

PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.

870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017

WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT



ATTN: Beneficiary,



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

favour.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 Was organized in the form of your personal

Identification number (PIN) ATM CARD this will enable only you have direct

Control over this 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 from the

presidency. we are happy to inform you that based on our

recommendation/instructions

your Entire Inheritances fund has been credited in your favor through ATM card.



You are therefore advice to send your contact details to

Mr WILLIAMS COLE International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office

London: EMAIL; w_cole124@yahoo.com.hk TEL:+447031984853 to collect your original

payment slip with your ATM card. 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 Sixty Thousand dollars per a 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.Your Names;

2. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER;

3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD

TO (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE);

4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION;



NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH MR WILLIAMS COLE WITH YOUR CORRECT CONTACT

DETAILS.AND

ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS $8.3MILLION .



We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment

effectively thereby making contact with Mr Williams as directed to avoid

further delay.



CONGRATULATIONS.

Kelvin Walter.

UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.

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