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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.
  • +447005964110 (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.
  • belial_diablo@yahoo.ca
  • prince19kennedy@123mail.cl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "l Mpenza" <mpenza@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: deborahmpenza@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:55:05 +0200
Subject: RE: Bank Transfer

Dear Belial Diablo.

Thank you for the mail.

I will send you the bank account details by Monday when I discuss with the
security company fully.

However I WILL not be able to call you because I can keep waiting for so
long on the line. Try to e-mail you regaularly.

Best Regards..

Prince Igor.



>From: "Belial Diablo" <belial_diablo@yahoo.ca>
>To: prince19kennedy@123mail.cl
>Subject: Bank Transfer
>Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:56:23 -0600
>
>>
>>*Finally, note that once am able to complete the payment of the charges
>>and the shipment of the consignment ordered, I will be traveling
>>immediately
>>to Canada to meet you so that we can claim the consignment together. I
>>expected to spend few days in your house then, later, you will help me
>>arrange a hotel acomodation or somewhere else to stay for our necessary
>>investment meetings and other necessary arrangement. *
>>* *
>>*I am really looking forward to good co-operation with you and a happy
>>stay with you and your family in USA.*
>>* *
>>*I wait for your response as soon as possible. *
>>* *
>>*Your Brother in Africa,** *
>>*Prince J Igor.*
>
>
>Dear Prince J Igor,
>
>I have prepared my portion of the payment to be paid directly into your
>Bank
>Account. Please send me all details of your Bank so I am able to send the
>$125,000.000 USD, immediately.
>
>Please call me on my work number - +447005964110 or +13605153875 - and be
>patient, if I am on the phone it will let me know there is a call waiting
>and put you on hold, I will try and get off the phone as soon as I can.
>
>Yours sincerely,
>Belial Diablo
>CEO Diablo Communications
>Investment Resources

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