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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:
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +2348023671426 (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.
  • stanleyclarkatm@strompost.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?JOANN_REAL?=" <stanleyclark1@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:15:39 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From_(Chairman_I.M.F)_Your_ATM_CARD_DELIVERY_!!!!?=





INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF IMF
ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL.
AFFILIATED TO OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
EMAIL:stanleyclarkatm@strompost.com
TELE/FAX:+234-8023671426
NAME:MR Stannley Clark
(Chairman I.M.F)
Attention :Beneficiary,
This is to officially inform you that ATM card number: 3774
2856 7847 9006 worth Three Million Dollars ($3Million usd)
has been credited in your favor in bid to compensate you on
your contract payment since you are next on our inheritance
file for the second part of this fiscal Year 2008. Your
personal identification is ATM- 7997. Contact the
verification officer Stanley clark (Mr.) on:
(stanleyclarkatm@strompost.com, or with the following for
proper verification and claim processing:
Full Name................
Delivery Address.........
Country..................
Occupation...............
Phone Number.............
Fax Number...............
Age......................
sex......................
NOTE:
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You are also required to send to the verification
officer/agent a means of Identification which should be a
scan copy of your Driver's License or International Passport
for proper verification and authentication.Regards
Stanley clark


---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
Découvrez vite l'offre exclusive ALICE BOX! En cliquant ici http://abonnement.aliceadsl.fr Offre soumise à conditions.*Source : TNS SOFRES / BEARING POINT. Secteur Fournisseur d.Accès Internet

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