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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "million dollars" (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 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.
  • +447031938267 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448448807235

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Ruth Ashley" <4891kci@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pacific.westinc@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 02:45:47 +0100
Subject: DEAR MARTINS CLAIM YOUR ATM CARD TODAY


OFFICE OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS
GREAT BRITAIN
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT)
LONDON,ENGLAND.

ATTN: BENEFICIARY

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU OFFICIALLY THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT
/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR
PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO
YOU IN
RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT OF TWO MILLION
DOLLARS.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT
CENTER.THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE
TO
WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY, BUT THE MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL IS ONE THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED
DOLLARS PER HOUR AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY.

TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS IMMEDIATELY THROUGH THIS WAY, PLEASE CONTACT
THE
CARD PAYMENT CENTER WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE ACCURACY
CHECK.YOUR FULL NAME,PHONE NUMBER,ADDRESS,AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION.

CONTACT PERSON: REV FR. DERICK CHARA
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL: rev.derickchara1@live.com
Phone number:+447031938267
Fax Number: +44844 8807235

Best Regards
ASHLEY, Rt Hon Ruth
HOUSE OF LORDS
GREAT BRITAIN.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam