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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.
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +447045735084 (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.
  • bensealcole000@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3abensealcole000@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "Ben Seal Cole" <info006@pravda.ru>
Reply-To: bbensealcole0000@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:50:58 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION FROM WORLD DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE LONDON, UK


FROM: MR. BEN SEAL COLE.
Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee.
Tel:+44 70457 35084
email: bensealcole000@yahoo.com.hk

We are pleased to inform you that We are World Debt Reconciliation Committee
newly set up by The International Bank For Reconciliation And Development
(WORLD BANK)and the International Monetary Fund(IMF)based on series of
petitions we received from International Bodies such as Co-operate Bodies
and Non-Governmental Organizations(NGO)on the inability of some Government
of different countries in the World, Commercial banks and World Lottery
Organization to settle their clients Contract debt, Inheritance Fund and
Winning prize fund.

After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors of
WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND), It was resolved and agreed
upon that this body-WORLD INTERNATIONAL DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE will
work extensively to ensure that all outstanding Contract Payment,Your
Inheritance and Lottery Winning prize fund will be paid without any hitch
and delay through the World Bank and IMF Insurance body.

It may interest you to know that during our investigation, we uncovered an
outstanding unpaid/unclaimed sum of money in your name and a mandate has
been given to our commitee,World Debt Reconciliation Committee, to contact
you for the payment of your funds.
Note that on receipt of your confirmation,your funds which we have recovered
from where it has been held up will be processed for immediate payment
based on your choice of payment.

Urgently furnish this Office with your Name and contact information to
enable us open up communication with you regarding the remittances of your
payment.You are advised reply to this email
address:bensealcole000@yahoo.com.hk <address%3Abensealcole000@yahoo.com.hk>

Thanks.

Yours Faithfully,
MR. BEN SEAL COLE.
Tel:+44 70457 35084
Director World Debt Reconciliation Committee

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