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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:
  • "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • +4407024043655

Fraud email example:

From: "Richardson, Keith" <ups.ng@8u8.com>
Reply-To: rev.thomas@codex-commission.co.uk
Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:22:43 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Cash_Prize_-_=A31=2C500=2C000=2E00_GBP?=

Codex Alimetarius Commission Branch,
3 Broadlands, Shaldon Teignmouth
Devon TQ14 0EH- United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (0) 7024043655
Fax: +44 (0) 8704954954
E-mail: info@codex-commission.co.uk
=====================================
Winning Notification From CODEX
=====================================

Dear: Sir / Madam,

Greetings to you from the Codex Alimentarius Commission {London - United Kingdom}.

This is to bring to your notice that your e-mail address have just won the sum amount of £1,500,000.00GBP (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) from our Monthly online Bonanza Promotion, With the bellow winning information's:

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

To claim your winning cash prize you are to contact:

Rev.John Thomas
E-mail: rev.thomas@codex-commission.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 7024061553
Fax: +44 (0) 8704954954
Head Winning Claims Dept

And provide him with your below correct detail's:

1.Full Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Email Address:

Further information's about your winning prize will be given to you by Rev.John Thomas as soon as you contact him at the earliest, and note that you must be 18 years and above before you can claim your cash prize.

Congratulation's once again.

Help Lines: Monday - Friday only from 8am-8pm.

Regards,
Jaspal E. Wiechmann
CO-Ordinator / Announcer
Codex Alimentarius Commission.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam