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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • larry.jack@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Garry <peter.g068@msn.com>
Reply-To: <larry.jack@inMail24.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:33:01 +0000
Subject: RE: PAYMENT OF US$800,000.00










Barclays Bank London
From: The Desk of
Mr. Peter Gary
Managing Director,

RE: PAYMENT OF US$800,000.00 INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT:

I am Mr. Peter Garry Managing Director, Corporate Services Division and Head of Swift
Transfer Unit of Barclays Bank London.

Sometime ago, lotto/inheritance fund was brought to our office from National Lotto Group
here in England and after some period, the money was taken back to their treasury. But for
the period of time this money was us, it generated an interest of US$800,000.00 which we
are about to pay you.

For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick this Fund because from time
to time the National Lotto Group auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our files and
our financial update, the earlier you comply with the demands of the release of the fund,
the faster the action, because when the auditors arrive and find out that this interest
fund is still in our bank they will call back the accrued interest to the lotto treasury
account.

What we need from you now is any form of your identification for example;your
International passport or your driver license,your telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication to you with your mailing address where this Draft will be delivered. As a
matter of fact we dont have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting
you so try and comply with the entire necessary requirement for the transaction.

Contact Larry Jack
larry.jack@inMail24.com

Note I had to send you a mail on this email address whcih is on the play ticket in your
payment file as the winner.
Expecting your immediately response.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Peter Garry
Managing Director

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