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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:

• 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.
  • +447031904234 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "martin\.moore" <martin.moore@bol.com.br>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 07:40:52 -0300
Subject: ATTN: BENEFICIARY/ CLAIMANT.


FROM: DISCOUNT TRUST BANK
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL: +44-703-190-4234

ATTN: BENEFICIARY/ CLAIMANT,

THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED AN INSTRUCTION FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO COMPILE ALL THE NAMES OF ALL BENEFICIARIES OF FUNDS AND SUBMIT TO THEM IN-LINE WITH THE NEW FINANCIAL/LOAN PACT RECENTLY SIGNED WITH THEM.

THEREFORE THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL MONIES OWED TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS OVER THE YEARS.

YOU ARE TO RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AT ONCE
INORDER TO PROCESS AND INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE LIST;

1. FULL NAME
2. ORIGIN OF FUNDS
3. TOTAL AMOUNT IN US.DOLLARS
4. TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM THESE INFORMATIONS WE SHALL NOTIFY THE FRB AT ONCE AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU A PAYMENT SCHEDULE.

WE SINCERELY APPOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES THIS DELAY HAVE CAUSED YOU.

REGARDS,
DR. MARTIN MOORE.

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