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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +447031943744 (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.
  • greenlandinvestmentloan@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GREEN LAND INVESTMENT" <greenland1111@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:32:37 +0000
Subject: MULTIPLY YOUR DEPOSITS(EARN UP TO £75,000.00 DAILY)!

From:
The office of the Accountant General,
Green Land Investment and Loan Scheme
24/25 Floor 114 Chestnut Road
London
United Kingdom.

 

Dear Sir/Madam,
Green Land Investment and Loan scheme is a high yield investment program.
We are affiliated to over 10 international banks world wide.Based in the UK,
our team of Economists have been working in Forex trading for 4 years and we offer the best investment program any one can dream of.                      
"WE MULTIPLY YOUR DEPOSITS".

You will get 50% of your depost daily,weekly and monthly respectively.
Please go through the chat below:
        
                              Your Investment + Return 
                    
                              DEPOSITS      DURATION       50%PROFIT     TOTALCASH
                       (A)  £50,000.00      24HRS               £25,000.00      £75,000.00

                       (B)  £5,000.00        3DAYS               £2,500.00        £7,500.00

                       (C)  £1,000.00        1WEEK              £500.00           £1,500.00
                     
 
We pay through :Western Union,ATM Card,E-Gold and Bank to
Bank transfer.
For more infomation call our customerservice Dept:+447031943744.Or contact us through our secure the following
email:greenlandinvestmentloan@yahoo.com

 

REGARDS,

JAMES MORRIS

P.R.O(LOGISTICS)

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