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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.
  • +447045707347 (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.
  • admin_bbk@pop.co.th (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • bbk_silom_br@yahoo.co.th (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GEORGE GARBA <geog_zb@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 20:14:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: contact Bank for Transfer $500,000 in your account from mr George Garang


Dear ,

First of all we express our disgust over your sudden termination of our mutual transaction due to reason best known to you. We may even consider your financial difficulties but the unending wait was annoying.
Anyway, My mother has forgiven you and she considers your earlier assistance. We also want to inform you that we have concluded the cleaning process with a help of another partner from UK together with the Embassy staff here in Thailand. Infact i am almost concluding this transfer of the amount to the London's partner account.
My Mother ask me to contact and ask you to contact the bank manager of Bangkok, Bank Nana Branch;
Mr. Somchai Pakdee
Email: admin_bbk@pop.co.th, bbk_silom_br@yahoo.co.th
Tel: 66-834955002
We have deposited US$500,000.00 for the bank to transfer to you. Kindly contact and introduce yourself to the bank manager for immediate transfer of the money
Regards
George garang.
Tel: +44-7045707347



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