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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "money orders " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447024053455 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "mmichaelfield@terra.es" <mmichaelfield@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 01:36:11 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Dear Friend.



Dear Friend.

My name is Micheal Bradfield, I am an artist and the onwer of CBN Arts-World in the United Kingdom. I sell my art works to my customers in U.S.A and Canada which i find it very difficult in recieving my payments from them in the past. I have had a lot of experiences in the past like recieving bogus checks and counterfeit money orders from them. I have resolved these issues with them that they cannot make payments via checks and money orders any longer. We now accepted that all payments should be made by swift wire transfer into an account in the United Sates.

They requested all payments to be made into "A Home Equity Line of Credit Account".Why they requested for such account is that the funds will be more secured into such account and the IRS will never question any amount of money coming in or going out of the account.

I need you to be my representative in the United States if you own such account. I will offer you 10% of any of my payment that passed through your account. You will never invest any money at the course of this transaction. This transaction is 100% legal and does not relate to money laundering and is free from Drug money. The amount of money depends on the volume of facilities sold which ranges from $50,000 and above depending on the limit of your account. I will detail you as soon as i hear from you.

Best regards,

Micheal Bradfield.
CBN Arts-World.
No 7 Tybalt Lane London,
W1K 9TN United Kingdom.
Phone: +447024053455.





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