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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +447024065250 (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.
  • mapule8@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "charles rollins" <chali4real@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mapule8@fastermail.com
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 13:30:02 +0100
Subject: READ CAREFULLY AND RESPOND.....................THANK YOU!

Hello sir/madam
How are you today?guess fine!my name is CHARLES ROLLINS,am writing you
on a wheel chair here in my home country in holland.
I am a building contractor by proffession,i worked with a construction
company named Bellway Homes Limited for eleven years,before i unfortunately
came across unexpected accident by falling from a scafolding while placing
an advert on a street billboard.i was from there transfered to a nearby
hospital called Mossley Hill Hospital before i realised i could no longer
use my legs to walk.
I decide to travel back to my home country since my legs ive become
cripple,before then i insured my whole properties with an inaurance company
called Virgin Life Insurance.you can reach their manager who is issuing out
payment at +447024065250 whose name is daniel smith
Right now they are ready to compensate me with the loss i had in value
of a bank draft.i hereby needs an assistance from someone trustworthy and
honest in u.k who could help me out in clearing the funds.it will be too
difficult for me to travel down to u.k for the claim of the funds.The
compensation is in a value of 5,500 pounds.i freely offer you a commission
of 20% of the total sum of money which is {one thousand one hundred
pounds}.the remains is to be sent to me through western union money
transfer,so as to get the money from a nearby outlet here in holland.i
believe you are trustworthy and will help me.
pls kindly provide your details if you're willing to help.
1,Name on bank draft
2,A valid address to which payment will be sent
3,A valid phone and fax number for effective communication.
I look forward to a more beneficial relationship in the nearest future.
Kind regards
Charles rollins.
PLS RESPOND TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH IS mapule8@fastermail.com

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