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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:
  • "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • +447031821132 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712561833 (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.
  • mradavidoffice@gmail.com
  • mradavidoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Alan David <mradavidoffice@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 11:03:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Fund Transfer / Contact Mr.Alan.


Dear Sir,
 
Compliment of the season.excuse for my sudden contact for partnership transaction in this project.My name is Mr.Alan David,I am the Auditor of the Barclays Bank PLC. Registered in England. Registered No: 1026167. Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP..I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us.
 
As the Auditor of the Bank, it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office,at the end of each year.On the course of the last years 2007 end of year reports,I discovered that my branch in which I am the auditor made One million nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars [1,950.000.00] extra from their agro based industrial section in which my head office are not aware of since the fund has been placed under suspence / escrow account as unclaimed awaiting for a nominated trustee/beneficiary as i got your information during my search through the Internet for a reliable and willing investor.The fund is presently deposited with GLOBAL BULDING SOCIETY for onward transfer to your account as the fund trustee.

 
I need your urgent cooperation as we have done all arrangement to release this fund to you the beneficiary with the necessary approval covering the fund transfer.Note that i have taken responsiblities for all approval documents in Uk.All i need is for you to stand as my foriegn partner/trustee and open a non resident bank account with us or new bank account with our affiliate office in your country once the Beneficiary Pin code of fund release is granted.
 
As an auditor of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money which was declared as payment made for foreign Investor for the last quarter 2008,so this informed my contacting you for us to work so that you can assist and receive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE.You will have 40% of the total fund as your reward at the end of the transaction.If interested,we will exchange our international passport as bond of trust prior to our meeting.
 
All i want you to do is to keep this confidential by protecting my interest and yours.I am man of peace married with 3 lovely children.As soon as I receive your response I will detail you on how we can achieve it successfully..Reply via my private email urgently with your address,date of birth,and telephone number to apply for transfer form of fund release.Treat as confidential matter.
 
Best regards,
Mr.Alan David.
PrivateEmail:mradavidoffice@gmail.com ,mradavidoffice@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:+44-70-3182-1132 ,FAX:+44-87-1256-1833

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