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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:
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • +447011840416 (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.
  • private_petersandsscb@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Peter Sands" <charlesattah133@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: private_petersandsscb@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:55:10 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: SCB: Hello


Standard Chartered Bank PLC,
1 Aldermanbury Square
London EC2V 7SB
private Line:+44-701-18-404-16
Private Email: private_petersandsscb@yahoo.com.vn
Greetings...

I got your contact email address through a personal search and decided to let you know about this packaged financial transaction that will benefit us. I am Mr Peter Sands, the Auditing Manager of the Standard Chartered Bank PLC Central London Branch

On the course of the 2007 end of the year's report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager had Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand G B Pounds ($15,500.000.00 GBP) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be aware of, I have also PLACED this fund on ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As the manager in the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I will compensate you with 40% as gratification while 60% will be for me. Please If you accept my offer, kindly contact me on my private cell phone number:+44-701-18-404-16 or my private email contact private_petersandsscb@yahoo.com.vn for more details.

In course of this transaction, there are practically no risk involve because It will be a bank-to-bank transfer. Here is a little profile about me. http://www.standardchartered.com/global/mc/peter_sands.html please this is very confidential transaction please.

I will appreciate your timely response.

With Regards,
Mr.Peter Sands.

NOTE: Please if however, you are not disposed to assist, kindly delete this email in view of the confidentiality and let me know as soon as possible to enable me look for Capable one.






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