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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.
  • +447031818850 (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.
  • info_icscouriersuk1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INTERNATIONAL COURIER SYSTEMS <info_icscouriersuk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:24:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Hr. Ruodrik Fied.....................TREAT AS URGENT!!!



International Courier Systems{ICS}
Customer/Delivery Services Department
12 Ground Floor,
Amburst Service,
London E8 2BT, United Kingdom
TEL+447031818850
+447031818875
+447031818910
+447031818965

Email: info_icscouriersuk1@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Hr. Ruodrik Fied,

Firstly i will want you to know that you have limited time frame to claim your winning fund from this company,Also we can send or transfer your winning fund to anywhere in the world provided you meet with our terms and condition.The same money is needed to deliver or transfer money from the UK to any part of the world.

Please note that as soon as you make the required payment for whatever service option you have picked,we shall without delay deliver/transfer your funds to the address/account provided by you.

Your documentation relating to your award will be posted to you as soon as you make payment for courier delivery
Delivery address:
Mr Ruodrik Fied,
Daimlergaerten 95,
Gunzenhausen,
41993 ,
Deutschland.

We can likewise transfer your winning fund of 956,420 pounds to your bank account anywhere in the world if you make payment for cost of transfer.As soon as you have make payment for bank transfer fee,we shall settle all European banking laws regarding your winning funds by providing to you relevant financial document and security document to authenticate your winning fund.

We want you to act fast on this issue.Reply without delay.

Best Regards,
Harrison Blair


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