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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:
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +447024037456 (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.
  • tilosmark@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Tilos Mark <godwin.pat25@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tilosmark19@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:12:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS


Chief Investment Consultant,
Dept.Of Offshore Mortgage Services,
Bank Of Scotland Int'l Ltd,
P.O.Box.19,Bank Of Scotland House,
Prospect Hill,Douglas,
Isle Of Man. IM99 1AT.
www.bankofscotland.co.uk .
I am Mr Tilos Mark
,one of the Directors in charge of Auditing and Accounting section in Bank Of Scotland Int'l Ltd United Kingdom London and also Chairman of Investigating and Auditing department of this Bank.I got your contact after an official enquiry from your untry's Consulate via the of Commerce & Industries here in my country,but I did not disclose the intention to anyone because of the delicate nature of the proposal.
I am contacting you to solicit for your assistance to help me safe guard funds amounting to (22,759,000.00 MILLION POUNDS STERLING ).left by one of our late foreign contractors whose relatives could not be traced as he died along with his family members.You
will be presented as the Next-Of-Kin to the deceased to enable our organization transfer the money to you as the legitimate next of kin.
I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your affirmative response at
my secured Email address. tilosmark@yahoo.com
Looking forward to hearing from you
soonest.Call me now +447024037456
Best Regard,
Mr Tilos Mark




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