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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "ecowas " (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.
  • +447024029030 (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.
  • d_hills011@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "d hills" <d_hills011@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:44:09 +0000
Subject: For Safe Account

Dear Friend,

Re: Transfer of US$15.5m (Fifteen Million Five
hundred thousand United States Dollars) into save account.

I am Dr. Dennis Hills Chief Accountant OF THE World and Sub regional
organisation. United Nation (UN) in partnership with AFRICA UNION (AU) IS
affiliated office in London. I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my
capacity as a chief accounts and in full agreement
with the Auditor general of this able organisation (UN/AU). We scrutnized
all records and the accounts of awarded and executed contracts of this
organisation (UN/AU) since the inception of NEPAD/UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE in Ecowas sub-region state and we carefully uncover and mapped
out a whopping sum of $15.5m which we want to transfer into your account as
the beneficiary, you can authentically apply for supply if it interest you
to be our client with fullguarantee from me.
The money $15.5m has been approved for payments by this organisation. The
Financial Trustee (endorsed by the accountantgeneral of the organisation)
and to be paid to the beneficiary account under contract number
UN/NEPAD/OGN/FMF/GCB/B25/7/006.
As a top civil servant, we are not allowed to operate foreign bank account
hence our decision to use your accounts in full trust and confidence to
transfer this money outside United Nation and NEPAD in ECOWAS sub-region. We
will accept you as our principal partner and contractor in sum of $15.5m.
Moreover it is partinent to note that it is risk free and does not require
much engagement since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity.

Please contact me through my phone number and email address below for more
lively information.I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope you
will understand the confidential nature of this and its reality is a dream
come true.

Best regards,
Dr. Dennis Hills.
d_hills011@yahoo.com

Phone:+44-702-402-9030

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