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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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.
  • +447023082311 (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.
  • mrsnnhlid@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <mrsnnhlid@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 21:47:16 +0100
Subject: The consequences of not heeding to this WARNING would be yours.

mrsnnhlid@yahoo.co.uk has sent this email to you to recommend the following page from visitdublin.com, the official tourist information web site for Dublin: http://www.visitdublin.com/contact/default.aspx.

EUROPEAN SECURITY & DEFENCE COUNCIL
LONDON INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT 'LID'
FUNDS' FINAL CLEARANCE AUTHORITY
187, CAMDEN STR., LONDON EC2M 6HS, UNITED KINGDOM.
OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER: ++44 7023082311.

FROM THE DESK OF: HONORABLE MRS. NANCY NEK
HEAD; FINANCIAL AUDITS & INVESTIGATION DEPT.
TELEPHONE: ++44 7023082311.

Our ref: GL-GWAS-005-31
ATTENTION OF: SIR,

LEGALL ENTITLED BENEFICIARY OF FUNDS
Payment Clearance Order No: ESDC/UK.TRXX/USD25MM/YLZ/2007.

RE: ESDC APPROVED OFFICIAL PROCEDURES FOR FINAL RELEASE OF FUNDS.

In view of the recent G8 meeting and several Financial Summit organised by the CommonWealth in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), London Investigation Department, European Union, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, African Union Financial Regulatory Office (AUFRO) and all other related International Financial Communities regarding the issue of maintaining standard Financial Stability and Legitimacy of Funds Movement accross all continents of the world.

The resolution of the Meetings includes that adequate and permanent
protection shall be administered against the perpetration of Money
Laundering and Terrorists activities around the world. Also, petitions was tendered concerning numerous reports on fraudulents practices relating to Funds' Remittance for payments of Claims and release of accrued contract payments. The petitions clearly noted that the concerned approved beneficiaries face untold extortion of their valuables including money on their struggles to claim their entitled Funds.

Therefore, the International Financial Authorities in the above
mentioned meetings have inaugurated and nominated this London Investigation Department (LID) to work along with the CommonWealth Financial Regulatory Department with the duty to Amend, Protect, Redeem and maintain consistent Financial Legitimacy regarding all Funds movement into and from all countries of the World.

During our close review on the reports, it was noted that most of the
fraudulent pratices were based on Funds originated from Nigeria and
other countries within AFRICA. Other indicted and confirmed Victims were defrauded in Europe Holland, Italy and Spain. The Files of all affected Foreign beneficiaries have been forwarded to this Office and we are READY to redeem their approved Funds as owed to the respective beneficiaries in their destination countries.

A total sum of US$3.6 Billion has been Deposit under our custody as was mapped out by the United Nations Organization (UNO), International Monetary Funds (IMF) and the Commonwealth to fulfil this obligation of effecting the payments of Funds to settle all outstanding owed to beneficiaries. My Name is Mrs Nancy Nek, I am the head of London Investigation Department. The purpose of the committee among other is to investigate, verify and settle all outstanding debts owed to foreign contractors whose payment is long overdue. And we wish to inform you that in our record here, you have fulfilled such conditions.

kindly reconfirm to us your contract details, to avoid making payment
to a wrong person. This office is glad to inform you that your payment
shall be made as soon as this information needed from you is submitted.

You are advised to stop any further communication with your local
representative(s) any officials (s) department of Banks or any Security Company in Africa, Europe or Asia or any Government parastatal from country of your Funds' origin.

This is the ONLY WAY that the absolute Security of your Funds will be
Guaranteed. This office supercedes every other department, every other banks from your Funds' origin correspondence bank abroad and is thus responsible for the final payment. The consequences of not heeding to this WARNING would be yours.

Considering the circumstances at hand, you are advice not to accept any fax, Email or telephone calls that does not come from this office.

Reply me immediately you receive this letter for more fruitful
information. Also, re-confirm the actual amount involved in your Fund's Remittance.

Yours faithfully,
HONORABLE MRS. NANCY NEK
HEAD; FINANCIAL AUDITS & INVESTIGATION DEPT.

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