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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.
  
• 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.
  • +448709128798 (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.
  • ukcreditfinance@mail2consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ukcredit Finance <ukcreditfinance_privatefile@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 15:16:47 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Attn:Amarjit Singh ...Notification***




My name is Mr. Karl Stevens; I work with UK Credit Finance London. UK Credit Finance is a paying agent with the African Resourcement Commission; We represent more than seven Countries in Africa in financial matters.

Our job upon instruction for payment is to make sure contractors
funds or our client funds are transferred to the rightful Beneficiary's nominated bank account in accordance with United Kingdom Financial authority procedure. We have been instructed by the Natwest Bank of UK to to confirm on the readiness of your payment where the African Resourcement Commission account will be debited from , to credit yours.

To help us proceed with your payment, you need to provide us with the followings for security reasons.

1) Copy of your International Passport or driver’s license.
2) Contract number
3) Contract amount
4) Bank particulars
5) Your contact telephone numbers
6) Any utility bill showing your name and address.

As soon as these items are received we will commence procedures to have your fund transferred to your bank account.
Fax/Phone +44-870-9128798.
Email: (ukcreditfinance@mail2consultant.com)

Kindly Regards
Mr. Karl Stevens.
Foreign Remittance Dept.

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