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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.
  • +2214488469 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Peter Clark" <rev.peterclark@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:34:02 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Vi=E1=BB=87c:?=


Dear VICTIMNAME,

May almighty God bless you for your good reply. I thank you very much for your high level of understanding that made you promise to give to charity here in WEST AFRICA US$500,000.00 which will be 100%dedicated to the motherless and fatherless babies. I have received your email message clearly and every content was well understood.

I am very please to announce to you that I have made all necessary governmental contact to obtain the necessary diplomatic consignment immunity documents in your full name and address. These will prove beyond every reasonable doubt that the box carrying the money labelled as film and film chemical materials are yours.Also, it will ensure that no custom or any security agents can search or attempt to vandalize the box anywhere, in your absence.

I have successfully concluded arrangement and the box(consignment) will be moved tomorrow morning to the courier company that will be practically responsible for the shipment to your address. Based on my dicussion with the management of the courier company, It will be required of you to send me the copy of your international passport or drivers license and address. which will be used for identification purpose at the point of delivery and you should clearly send your address where you want the consignment to be delivered.
So, after the courier company concludes their administrative work, they will
contact you to notify you of the shipment schedule and airwaybill and time of
arrival in your country.

The director of the courier company made me to know that the consignment should leave dakar tomorrow night, so immediately the courier company contacts you,you should let me know.

I await your call immediately you receive this message.May God almighty see us through till the consignment gets to you safely and may the peace of the lord be with you now and forever more. Amen. Thank you and remain blessed.
Yours Faithfully

Revd. Fr. Peter clark
Director, Special Duties. UNO/WBF
TEL: +221 4488469


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