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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:
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • +447045747741 (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.
  • microdepartmentaccountant2008@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MICROFINANCE BANK LOANS INVESTMENT .PLC." <microdepartmentaccountant2008@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:11:11 -0700
Subject: LOAN AT LOW INTEREST RATE 3%


MICROFINANCE BANK LOANS INVESTMENT .PLC.
Central Processing Office, NortonHouse,
Mansfield Road, Rotherham,
South Yorkshire. S60 2EB.
United Kingdom.
Tel:+44-704-574-7741
We are a certified bank, offering loan to people who are in
need of loan,
Debt Consolidation,
Business or Personal with 3% loan interest
rate?
We consider Your case irrespective of your bad credit
history.
All kinds of loans are accessible, only what you have to do
is to fill-in
the required details
below and the loan will be in your account in less than
48-hours, just
that easy.
If you are interested in obtaining a GUARANTEED cash loan
from
$3,000(Three Thousand Dollars) to
$3,000,000(Three Million Dollars)with GUARANTEED APPROVAL
with no pre-pay
penalties.
The faster you reply, the faster you receive that much
needed Cash.
Fill out the details below:
Full Name:........................
Contact Address:..................
State/province:...................
Marital status:................
Spouse/significant other:.............
Mobile/cellular:....................
Amount Needed as Loan:............
Loan repayment period:.................
Occupation:.........................
Office address:...................
Monthly income:................
Sex:.............................
Collateral if any:.......................
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd):....................
***********************************************
Contact us now for your urgent loan via,
**Email:microdepartmentaccountant2008@hotmail.com**
Mr . Kelvin Morgan
(On-Line Co-ordinator)
The Microfinance Bank Loans Investment .Plc
United Kingdom.
NB: All response should be mail to:
***microdepartmentaccountant2008@hotmail.com***
Copyright © 1996-2008 Microfinance Bank ® All rights
reserved.
Terms of Service - Copyright/Loan Policy. . ............

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