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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447024099220 (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.
  • harry_garza101@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "harry garza" <harry_garza76@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: harry_garza101@myway.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:16:15 +0200
Subject: (ANXIOUSLY WAITING)

Attn:
RE: TRANSFER OF £56,000,000. 00


I am quite Sure that this mail Will come to you as a surprise Since I have
not been having previous correspondences with you I will first introduce
myself as Mr.Harry Garza, a staff in the Private Clients Section of a
well-known bank, here in London, England.

One of our accounts, with holding balance of £56,000,000 (Fifty Six Million
Pounds Sterling) has been dormant and last operated three years ago. From my
investigations and confirmation, the owner of the said account, a foreigner
by name John Shumejda died on the 4th of January 2002 in a plane crash in
Birmingham; you can view this CNN website

http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/

for details on the crash.

Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money,
as he has no family member that has any knowledge as to the existence of
either the account or the funds; and also Information from the National
Immigration also states that he was
single on entry into the UK.

I am in close contact with the bank manager here who is my partner and is
willing to approve the transfer to any reliable and trustworthy foreigner
with foreign bank account because the former owner of the a/c is a
foreigner. The account has no writen or oral WILL attached to it. I will
provide the necessary information and documents needed in order to claim
this money if you agree to receive this fund in your account pending my
arrival in your country for sharing and on receipt of your Bank Account
Details where the fund will be transferred.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any
other illegal
act.

You should get back to me through this my private e-mail
address:(harry_garza101@myway.com)

YOU CAN CONTACT ME IN MY OFFICE NUMBER AT: 44-7024099220

Your cooperation is highly needed.

Yours Faithfully,

MR.Harry Garza

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