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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447031890184 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031890355 (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.
  • charles1_s@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • cbnchrls@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MCCQUEENEY MILLER <hsbc@bankoflondon.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:17:17 +0000
Subject: HSBC BANK TO YOU AS URGENT HAVE GOOD HOPE




HSBC's world headquartersLONDON: Global bank HSBC
HSBC's world headquartersLONDON: Global bank HSBC OFFSHORE BANKHEAD QUARTER BRITISHBOX 1126 LONDONPHONE :+44-7031890184PHONE: +44-7031890355
ATTN SIR




This is Dr Harrison Mccqueeney .
From Hsbc bank lonfon.

today i was ordered to get intouch with about your delaying reply because in the meeting we held we decided to have your contact and and reply from you because we dont have murch time again to weast to avoid united nation not to have intrest on your transfer fund while we are ready to send your transfer this time around.


let me advise you again and again to contact charles soludo because and get this single paper because your transfer fund is highly legitimate without any opposition.

kindly get intouch with charles soludo but remember not to contact another email address as charles soludo unless the email address we gave to you to avoid bad eggs.

see charles soludo email again > charles1_s@hotmail.com or cbnchrls@yahoo.com phone > 234-803-4826233 or 234-805-5462866 kindly get intouch with him we must suprise you this time by credited your transfer fund within this season.

Regards Dr Harrison Mccqueeney.

Anti-fraud resources:

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