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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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +22993665094 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • transfercold@azet.sk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lawson adegboyega <dr.lasonx3@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:18:40 +0100
Subject: If you have not received your withdrawers code yet please contact customer services



Dear client I am responsible for representing your outgoing pending inheritance /contract funds approved by World Monetary Institution which has been delayed due to the problem on cash movement and transfer of Hugh sum of money. This is to inform you that your payment has been effect through a new secure system for making fast confirmed payments overseas .The account is set up under your email address only. The money is in escrow for your receiver under your email address and can not be recalled without the codes . Diplomatic Cash Ventures should have sent you an email by now with details such as when and where to pick up the cash. You can pick up the cash at any of the convenient locations in your area. If there are no convenient locations near you, you can request to transfer the cash to Western Union, Money Gram, or others within 7 hours. If you have not received your withdrawers code yet please contact customer services at email address transfercold@azet.sk to enable the programming of your information in the micro chip compartment of central computer and your code will be send to you , when writing to customer services always include the following information: Complete address: ---------------------------------------------------------------Tel number: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Your receiver Email: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Your Transact Number: Are 1356990745Transfer Date : 03-30-2007Expected Arrival Date: 04-03-2007Transact Amount: $ 1.2 Million the rest amount follows immediately.Text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally be inform that your funds are fully free of any liens or encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are available to pick, this guarantee is witness by the World Bank Group, International Monetary Funds IMF Paris and London Club of creditors, European Economic Community EEC, EFCC Africa and the Envoy's of our Correspondence International Bank of Settlement world Wild. Thanks in advance of your understanding and co-operation.We await for your most urgent reply via email and call 00229-93-66-50-94, as this transaction is not good to be delayed as we have a poor time frame.Regards, Mr Lawson
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