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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • +448701358629 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447789702935

Fraud email example:

From: "MICROSOFT EMAIL PROMO." <microclaimsoffice2008@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:59:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT OUR PAYING BANK ASAP



Dear Monika,
 
We wish to congratulate you and formally inform you that you have been selected to receive the sum of £150,000,00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds Sterling) from the MICROSOFT EMAIL PROMO.
 
You should note that your email address in addition to millions of company and individual email addresses were extracted with a software and the addresses were scrutinized with a ballot system and after the process, 25 email addresses were selected and they were shared into 5 categories respectively and which you are a winner in this category of (£150,000,00) .The said sum is now deposited in a suspense/escrow account with our paying bank, in your favor waiting for the immediate remittance into your nominated bank account.

Be informed that your cash donation has a hardcover insurance policy that makes it impossible to make any deduction of any kind, until the sum is finally credited into your designated account. However, MICROSOFT EMAIL PROMO & WINDOWS LIVE  have been notified of this development and the status of your claim.
 
Below is the legal and official procedure on how you will get your fund donation. You are to send All your Winning details to the paying Bank DERBYSHIRE TRUST BANK UK along with a copy of your valid identification document (either driver's license or international passport) for identification and verification purpose.
 
(1)Full Name:.........
(2)Sex:....................
(3)Age:.......................
(4)Occupation:..................
(5)Country:...................
(6)Contact Phone Number:................
(7)Fax Number:.................
(8)Your secret pin code is:.............. ML0757985


Note:You are to contact the paying Bank immediately via the below stated email address/phone number and they will instruct you on what to do.
 
DERBYSHIRE TRUST BANK.
#199 Acton High Street
Acton London,W3 9DE
United Kingdom.
 
MR. TERRY SMITH
Tel: +44 778 970 2935
Fax: +44 870 135 8629
Email: transfer@derbyshiretb.com
 
This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our clients that all donations MUST be claimed not later than 10days from TODAY otherwise your cash donation will be returned back to its original source which means you have lost your cash award.
 
Once again accept our congratulations and we look forward to hearing from you soon. Always get back to us on your dealings with the paying bank.
 
Warm Regards,
Amos Carriton


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