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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 united state dollars" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447024092879 (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.
  • mrronmorris@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. RONALD AND MR. ADINO" <mrronmorris18@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: mrronmorris2@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 04:58:27 -0700
Subject: FROM: MR. RONALD MORRIS & MR. ADINO SPIZZO


FROM: MR. RONALD MORRIS & MR. ADINO SPIZZO
377 Croydon Rd. Beckenham. Kent. BR3 3QL, London UK
Telephone: +447-0240-92879
E-mail: mrronmorris@ubbi.com<http://fr.mc272.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mrronmorris@ubbi.com>
Website: http://www.applcng.com

Attn: Sir

My name is Ronald Morris I work with AFRICAN PETROLEUM PLC a sister company
to a multi-national Oil Company based in Asia, I am an Australian citizen. I
have a business proposition of Twenty Five million, Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars (US$25,500,000.00) for you to handle with me from my
financial desk. This money resulted as an over invoice payment made to one
of our Oilfield Servicing company abroad.

We will need you to assist my colleague and I in executing this business
project and consequently invest the money in your country. I would like to
see this money moved to your country for immediate investment and the
proceeds of our investment would be shared equally between us. All I will do
is get all the legal backup papers and documents in your name and the money
will be released to you as the rightful beneficiary.

We need to know if you will be able to handle a business transaction
involving this amount of money after, which I will go into details to
explain the simple detail of realizing this objective without delays. Should
you be interested please reconfirm your names in full, private phone/ fax
and contact address.

And please note that this transaction is to be 100% confidential as you know
that I am still working with this company to avoid trouble, and that is why
I am using my personal email address and telephone number. Presently, the
existence of these funds is known to me and my colleague alone without the
knowledge of our company (APP)

When I hear from you I will send you my Australian Passport for
identification and authentication.

Kind Regards

Mr.Ronald Morris

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