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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international court of justice" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • robbennowlens@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR DAVID MOORE <microsoftpromoaward2000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 14:28:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: UPDATE: WINNING DELIVERY INFORMATION..!!


ATTENTION: WINNER,

I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT YOUR WINNING PARCEL FROM THE MICROSOFT PROMOTION AWARD WHICH WAS INTENDED FOR YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS HAS BEEN INTERCEPTED BY (INTERNATIONAL MONITORING AGENCY) DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NEW INTERNATIONAL LAWS WHICH FORBIDS THE TRANSFER OF HUGE FUNDS AFTER THE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS ALL OVER THE WORLD BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THEM, TERRORIST ACTIVITIES ARE SPONSORED LIKE THIS. THEIR DUTY IS TO CHECK LETTERS LEAVING NIGERIA FOR ANY SECURITY TREATHNING CONTENT. THEY CARRY OUT THIS DUTY THROUGH SCANNING OF LETTERS TO AVOID UNNECESSARY INVASION OF THE PRIVACY OF PEOPLE.


AFTER THEY SCANNED YOUR OWN, IT WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN A CHEQUE WORTH $1000.000.00 US DOLLARS AND SOME OTHER DOCUMENTS .


IN VIEW OF THIS, FOR YOU TO REMIT YOUR FUNDS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS YOU SHOULD CONTACT ONE OF OUR ASSOCIATE LAWYERS WHO SHALL HELP YOU WITH AN ANTI TERRORIST AND A DRUG FREE CERTIFICATE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IN HOLLAND, HIS NAME IS ROBEN NOWLENS HIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS robbennowlens@yahoo.co.uk AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT HIM, HE SHALL INTERVIEW YOU AND TELL YOU THE NECESSARY THINGS TO DO SO THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE AND CLEARANCE AND AS SOON AS THAT IS DONE YOUR MONEY WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU IN CASH ACCORDING TO THE NEW MONETARY INTERNATIONAL REGULATION.


WE WISH TO APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED YOU BUT WE WISH TO ASSURE YOU THAT THEY ARE DOING THIS FOR YOUR SAFETY AND SECURITY AND TO REDUCE THE ACTIVITIES OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.


PLEASE DO ENDEVOUR TO CONTACT MR ROBEN NOWLENS robbennowlens@yahoo.co.uk HE WILL BE OF IMMENSE HELP TO YOU AND I AM ASSURING YOU THAT IT WILL NOT BE STRESSFUL AND YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY IN CASH WITHIN THE NEXT THREE DAYS.


REGARDS
DAVID MOORE.


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