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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your loan " (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447031942899 (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.
  • lockettpaul@rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Elizabeth Hood <ejhood@brynmawr.edu>
Reply-To: lockettpaul@rocketmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 12:48:12 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Try our Competitive Rates%%%%





Goodday Sir/Madam,

My names are Mrs.Elizabeth Hood,I am a marketer with seven bell yard lenders.We Offer Private, Commercial and Personal Loans with very Minimal annual Interest Rates as Low as 0.5% within a 1year to 50 years repayment duration period to any part of the world. We give out loans within the range of $5,000 to $100,000,000 USD. Our loan Services Rendered include:
*Refinance
*Home Improvement
*Inventor Loans
*Auto Loans
*Debt Consolidation
*Line of Credit
*Second Mortgage
*Business Loans
*Personal Loans
*International Loans

Our loans are well insured for maximum security is our priority, Are you losing sleep at nights worrying how to get a Legit Loan Lender?Are you biting your finger nails to the quick? Instead of beating yourself up, contact SEVEN BELL YARD LENDERS ( Loan Services ) now, Loan specialists who help stop Bad Credit History, to discover a win solution which is Our Mission.

We also render Collateral And Non- Collateral Loans For Your Business Start up, If you are interested in this offer please kindly fill out the application details below so that i can start the processing of your loan sum.

APPLICATION DETAILS
Full Name:..........................................
Contact Address:.............................
Phone:...................................................
Purpose of your loan.......................
Amount Needed as Loan:...............
Loan Duration:...................................
Annual Income:.................................
Occupation:........................................
Sex.............................
Date of Birth............................
Marital Status........................

In acknowledgement to these details, I will send you a well calculated Terms and Condition which will include the agreement.
Furthermore be informed that you will also need a form of Identification which can be either a Driver's Licence or your working Identity card.
Interested Persons should contact me through the following email address and telephone number below which is;
Name;Barrister Paul John Lockett
Email; lockettpaul@rocketmail.com
Direct Mobile: +44 703 194 2899
Yours truly,
Mrs.Elizabeth Hood
(PUBLICITY MANAGER)
Copyright © 2008 Seven Bell Yard Lenders.

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