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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • +2348074938857 (Nigeria, 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.
  • drdave_west@yahoo.co.uk
  • 3adrdave_west@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "REV WILSON KLERK" <klerk.revwilson@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: drdave_west@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:24:13 -0700
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT


UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
10017WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027

ATTN: BENEFICIARY ,

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

We have actually been authorized by the World Bank and international
monetary fund (IMF), to investigate the unnecessary delay of your payment,
Recommendation and approval of your claims for payment is certified as
genuine.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your
payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank, who
are Trying to divert your Fund into their private accounts, to forestall
this, security for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal
Identification number (PIN) and your transfer access code (T.A.C), this will
enable only you have direct Control over this fund.

We have also agreed with the World Bank and international monetary fund
(IMF) that, we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless
situation created by these corrupt Officials. We have obtained an
irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment, from the World Bank and
international monetary Funds (IMF).We are happy to inform you that based on
our recommendation/instructions; your Entire contract fund/inheritance claim
has been credited in your favor through our paying bank.

You are therefore advice to contact: DR DAVE WEST International Auditing
unit, United Nations Liaison Office in Niger1a lagos
EMAIL:drdave_west@yahoo.co.uk <EMAIL%3Adrdave_west@yahoo.co.uk>, TELL
+2348074938857 to collect your original payment slip with your pin and
transfer access code. As soon as you submit these codes and your payment
slip to your bank, they will credit your account without delay.

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO RE COMFIRM YOUR INFOMATIONS TO AVOID TRANSFER
OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

REV. WILSON P KLERK
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.

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