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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
  • +447045789418 (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.
  • rev_dr_anthonymark@rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <abubakar.ali22@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:41:46 +0000
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card



FROM THE DESK OF REV.DR.ANTHONY MARK
OPERATIONS MANAGER (HSBC)
HSBC BANK LONDON (HSBC),
TELEPHONE: +44 704 578 9418

Email Addresses: rev_dr_anthonymark@rocketmail.com

Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

Attn: Beneficiary,

We
hereby officially notify you about the present arrangement to pay
you,your over due contract/inheritance fund through Master Express
Credit Card).This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club,due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region.

I
wish to officially notify you that your payment is being processed and
will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also
note that from the record in our file, your outstanding contract
payment is Ten million, three hundred thousand United States Dollars ($M10.3USD) Only.

The World Bank and Paris Club
introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our
contractors/inheritance beneficiary receive their fund without any
interference. The Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to us for Security
reason:

1)YOUR FULL NAME:....................
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS:..............
3)YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER:.................
4)YOUR PROFESSION:..............
5)AGE:......................
6)SEX:..................
7)MARITAL STATUS:.....................

Upon
the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master
Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we
will proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home
address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about, all we need is
your Prompt Response and Co-operation, by Gods Grace we will have a
successful transaction.

Note that because of impostors we hereby issue you our code of conduct which is ATM-917, so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

We await your immediate response.

Email To Contact: rev_dr_anthonymark@rocketmail.com

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,

REV.DR. ANTHONY MARK
OPERATIONS MANAGER (HSBC)
HSBC BANK LONDON (HSBC),
TELEPHONE: +44 704 578 9418

Anti-fraud resources:

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