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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +447011129452 (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.
  • alenanthony@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "andrew willdig" <andrewwilldig26@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: andrewwilldigfirst@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:11:40 +0000
Subject: URGENT&CONFIDENTIAL.


MR.ANDREW WILLDIG (JP)
MANAGING DIRECTOR.
SECURITAS CASH MANAGEMENT LTD. UK.
WWW.SECURITAS.CO.UK
DIRECT TEL : +44-7011129452


GOOD DAY,
I IN ORDER TO TRANSFER THE SUM $15MILLION WHICH IS IN SELF HANDS OF
SECURITAS CASH MANAGEMENT UK I AM MR ALEN ANTHONY


ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR $15MILLION USD MY NAME IS MR ALEN ANTHONY ADITHOR AND
COMPUTING STAFF OF BARCLAYS BANK HERE IN LONDON,


I AM CONTACTING YOU TO INQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME SAFEGUARD FUNDS
AMOUNTING TO $USD15MILLION UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS LEFT BY OUR LATE FOREIGN
CONTRACTOR WHOSE PROVIDED ADDRESS COULD NOT BE TRACEDSINCE HE DIED THE OWNER
OF THIS ACCOUNT DONALD MARTINSTHE COE AND PETROL CHEMICAL SERVICEAND ALSO AN
ENGINEER HERE IN LONDON WHO DIED SINCE 1996 MY DEAR NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT THIS
ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT.HELP AND ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THIS
FUND TO YOU AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION,YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 30%
OF THE TOTAL MONEY.THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE BUT SHOULD BE KEPT
SECRET AND CONFIDENTIALDUE BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS BANK

I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION WHEN I RECIEVE YOUR
AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE AT MY SECURED ON MY PHONE NUMBER:+44-7011129452 FOR
FURTHER DETAILS

NOTE: DUE TO MY POSITION NOW,I HAVE THE DECEASED CONTRACT FILE WITH ME
INCASE OF ANY QUESTION FROM OUR ORGANISATION WHEN THE DEAL STARTED AND ALSO
THE PROCESS TO PUT CLAIM ON THE FUNDS AS YOU PROVID ME ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER
THE MONEY WILL BE LEGALLY PROCESSED TO AVOID ANY BREACH OF LAW OF OUR
COUNTRIES

I AM CONTACTING YOU AS A FRIEND,PERTNER AND AS WELL A FOREIGNER AND WHO
WILL NOT CHEAT ME WHEN HAVE REACEIVED THE MONEY I KNOW THE MASSAGE WILL COME
TO YOU AS A SURPRISE

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOONEST
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
ALLEN ANTHONY
BARCLAYS BANK
RUTHWELL,DUMFRIES DGI4NN
SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND
alenanthony@yahoo.com

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