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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:
  • "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • mrchuping_cnacrep2008@yahoo.com
  • williammoore0077@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: c.house.11@scu.edu.au
Reply-To: williammoore0077@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:37:57 +0100
Subject: SOLICITING FOR A REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR REGION


China National Arts & Crafts (CNAC)
Import & Export Corporation Rc./216870
27h Bao Feng Mansion,
299 Jinjiang road,
Beijing China.
E-mail:mrchuping_cnacrep2008@yahoo.com
etradeidentification1@live.com

SOLICITING FOR A REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR REGION
It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our China National Art And
Crafts with address as above. We are experts in the sale of Arts And
crafts.we decided to search for a representative in Europe, America and
Cabada who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our customers in this region as
well as making payments through the representative as our
payment officer.
Note that if qualified and assigned as a representative of China National Arts & Crafts,
you will be paid monthly with the sum of $4,500 USD starting from the month of your
approval as a representative.
So if you are interested, your quick response to the email below would
be appreciated. You are to reply to the company's manager email address as below: mrchuping_cnacrep2008@yahoo.com
etradeidentification1@live.com

Please if you are interested forward to us.
Company name....................................
Your full name.......................
Phone number.........................
Fax number...........................
Sex.........................................
Status........................
Present occupation....................
And your full contact address............

Thanks for your time.
Name: Mr Chu ping
E-mail :mrchuping_cnacrep2008@yahoo.com
etradeidentification1@live.com
Kindest Regards,
Manager.






WILLIAM MOORE LAW FIRM
Mitre House, 160 Aldersgate Street,London EC1A 4DD
TEL: +(44 )-701-112-1004 Email: williammoore0077@gmail.com
Dear Beloved Friend,
My name is Barrister Jerry Walker ,
I am assigned to contact you on
behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the
estate of Late Engr David Rollins.
I once again try to notify you as my earlier
letter was returned undelivered.
I hereby attempt to reach you again
by this same email address stated
here and I wish to notify you that late Engr David Rollins made
you a beneficiary to his funds.
He left the sum of One Million Two Hundred Thousand Great British
Pounds (1.200,000,00 GBP )to you in a Bank account number
:52207712321 with a Security Deposit Bank here in london UK.
Until his death , he was a member of the Helicopter
Society and the Institute of Electronic &
Electrical Engineers and also a humanitarian.
His great philanthropy earned him numerous
awards during his life time.Engr David Rollins
died on the 13th day of Feb. 2007 at the
age of 80 years, and his funds is now
ready for execution.According to him this
money is tosupport your humanitarian
activities and to help the poor and the
needy in our society.Please if I reach
you this time as I am hopeful, endeavor to
get back to me as soon as possible to
enable me conclude my job.By replying to this e-mail,
you will have to update the form below
so that I can contact you and also
send you the AFFIDAVIT FORM IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION
which you will have to fill and submit to the
Security Deposit Bank for claims.
1.Name in full............................
2.Address.................................
3.Nationality.............................
4.Age.....................................
5.Occupation..............................
6.Phone/Fax...............................
7.Present Country.........................
This is my email contact address :
williammoore0077@gmail.com
please get back to me as soon
as you read this e-mail so that we
can proceed further with remittance to you.
I hope to hear from you in no distant time.
Yours in Service,
Barr. WILLIAM MOORE
WILLIAM MOORE Law Firm
TEL: +(44 )-701-112-1004
Time to call (9am to 5pm london time GMT )

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