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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:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447504891262

Fraud email example:

From: peter martins <peter_martins18@msn.com>
Reply-To: <petermartins.unitednationsdebt@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:10:10 +0000
Subject: RE:PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT




DEAR SIR,


"Enough is Enough" we the United Nations Debts Reconcilliation Committee London have

discovered with dismay various outstanding lotto winning award,inheritance

claim,compensation fund, next of kin claim and foreign contract debts respectively which

your name have been payrolled and scheduled for partpayment of $1.5million for this First

quarter of the financial year 2009.


Therefore because of the Nefarious Activities of the so called Internet Hackers it will be
highly impossible to pay out your Lotto Claim by Bank Wire Transfer hence we have generally
agreed to pay your lotto winning award through ATM CARD and since we are duly

Inter-Switched you will be allowed to make maximum withdrawal of $10,000 on daily basis in
any ATM CARD center nearest to you any where in the world.

Thus,you are kindly advised to forward to us your preffered office or home delivery

address, your complete Name and your Telepnone Number so that the original copy of the ATM
CARD can be delivered to your designated address by DHL Courier Services.


I look forward to your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully
Mr Peter Martins
Chairman United Nations Debts Reconcilliation Committee London.
TELEPHONE: +44-750-489-1262

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