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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:

• 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.
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• 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.
  • evanssanchez_worldbank@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "evans sanchez" <evanssanchez_25@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 08:10:24 -0400
Subject: NOTIFICATION FOR LOAN APPLICATIONS.

WORLD BANK

ZONAL OFFICE

LOAN HEADQUATERS

LONDON.  

  NOTIFICATION FOR LOAN APPLICATIONS.                

SIR,

WE WISH TO INFORM ALL INTERRESTED APPLICANT WISHING A LOAN  FOR INVESTMENT TO URGENTLY  APPLY  THAT  THROUGH OUR ZONAL HEAD OFFICE IN LONDON.

WE OFFER LOAN TO THE TONE OF OVER USD$50M, ( FIFTHY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR) DEPENDING ON THE CATEGORY , AND BUSINESS ACCESSMENT AND CAPABILTY.

THIS LOAN APPLICATION IS OPEN TO BUSINESSMEN, CONTRACTORS, IMPORT AND EXPORT E.TC.

PROSPECTIVE APPLICANT SHOULD APPLY WITHIN THE END OF

JUNE 2006,

ALL APPLICANT SHOULD CONTACT MR. EVANS SANCHEZ OF THE

LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE LOAN DEPARTMENT.

TEL: + 44  703 195 93 73

FAX: + 44  703 195 93 75

E-MAIL: evanssanchez_worldbank@yahoo.co.uk

UPON YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, FURTHER.  INFORMATION AND

MODALITIES WILL BE FORWRADED TO YOU

SINCERELY

MR. Niamh Collier

DIRECTOR WORLD BANK ZONAL OFFICE LONDON.

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