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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447031863539 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704908369 (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.
  • keane.mrmorgan@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3akeane.mrmorgan@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: Keane.mrmorgan@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:56:26 +0100
Subject: From the secretary, United Nations (London)


**
*United Nations Foundation*
*Rivington House
82 Great Eastern Street
London,EC2A 3JF
**Executive Secretary- Mr. Morgan Keane
Email:Keane.mrmorgan@yahoo.ca*
*Office Line:+4470-3186-35398
Fax: +4487-0490-8369
*
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*The United Nations Foundation (UNF), would like to notify you that you have
been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of
£25,000.00 (Twenty five Thousand British Pounds Sterlings) as regards
the United
Nations fund raising development by Philantropist Ted Turner to help the
less Priviledged round the world.*
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*The UN Foundation was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist
**Ted Turner**'s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and
activities. *
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*The UN Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships to
address the world's most pressing problems, and broadens support for the UN
through advocacy and public outreach. The UN Foundation is a public charity.
*
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*We are happy to inform you of the announcement made today the 23rd of
october 2008 as one of the nominees of this fund raising plan by the United
Nations. *
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*You are required to contact the Executive Secretary below for qualification
documentation and processing of your claims. After contacting our office
with the requested data, you will be given your donation pin number, which
you will use in collecting the funds. Please endeavor to quote your
Qualification numbers (UNF-03945-UNOG) in all discussions.*
**
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*Executive Secretary- Mr. Morgan Keane
Email:Keane.mrmorgan@yahoo.ca<http://us.mc326.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Email%3AKeane.mrmorgan@yahoo.ca>
*
*Office Line:+4470-3186-35398
Fax: +4487-0490-8369*

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*Sincerely Yours,*
*R. E. Turner, *
*Chairman of the Board *
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*(c) 2008 UN Foundation, All Rights Reserved*
**
*N.B.This is a computer-generated message. Please do not
reply to this mail since we will be unable to answer.
Contact our Secretary"s office with the alternative Email or Phone
immediately in this Loan notification*

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