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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:
  • "money order " (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.
  
• 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.
  • +447024017138 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "western union service" <westernuniononlinepayment@westernunionmoneytransferbankplc.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:31:37 +0000
Subject:

 

 

 

Dear Customer,

      Western Union® Bank Plc has received your email address from  the UK COCA-COLA Bottling Co.. To inform you of the order to have ($466,549.07 USD) Western Union Money Order sent to you via your billing address:

 

This order is approved. Go ahead to send the requested fee to the UK COCA-COLA Bottling Co. while your money order is on it's way to you. Courier Fee is 1,033.07$

 

Once the fee has been paided, the MTCN tracking number should be mailed to this Bank in the next 48hrs DO NOT email the tracking number to the UK COCA-COLA Bottling Co.until we verify that the Package is on transit and you have your money on the way because we have to protect both you and the UK COCA-COLA Bottling Co. against Fraud. The money order will be delivered at your residence. Note that the money order will not be delivered to you if you do not send to us the PAYMENT SLIP/THE FOLLOWING INFORMAION:

 

SENDER'S NAME:

CITY/COUNTRY   :

AMOUNT SENT   :

MTCN NUMBER :

 

as soon as you recieve this mail.and you have 48 hrs for you to send the requested fee.We are also going to send to you the Tracking Number of your Package to be delivered to your residential address so that you can track your Package with the DHL COURIER COMPANY as ordered by the UK COCA-COLA Bottling Co.

 

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Mr SABURI TAIWO
LONDON,ENGLAND.

 

This Winning Money (  466,549.07) was obtained Legally from the UK COCA-COLA Bottling Co.We will like you to have no reasonable dought about the Lottery.It is true.It encourages both Rich and Poor people to have access to the Computer because so many of them out there " Rich and Poor " are looking for an oppurtunity to Win this Worldwide Promotions. It's once in a life time.

 

Thank you for using Western Union®. We look forward serving your online payment needs in the future.

 

For more enquiry on your payment you can  contact our customer care UNITED KINGDOM  on:

 Tel: +44-702-401-7138 

Fax:+44-702-401-4356

 

Sincerely,
Western Union ®

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