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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447031837444 (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.
  • ffank_1956f@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ffank_1956g@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fred Frank <ffank_1956f@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: ffank_1956g@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:18:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: ATM card


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ffank_1956f@yahoo.ca

Re: ATM card

- SIR, IN VIEW OF THE DIFFICULTIES BROUGHT BY THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND BECAUSE OF THE MANY DOCUMENTS REQUIRED, OUR BANK IS SUGGESTING TO SEND ATM CARD TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO YOUR FUND FROM ANY CREDITED ATM MACHINE AROUND THE WORLD IN OUR BID TO CLEAR ALL FUNDS CURRENTLY FLOATING AIMLESSLY IN ESCROW ACCOUNT. YOU CAN BE ABLE TO MAKE WITHDRAWALS OF $20,000.00 A DAY AT THE RATE OF $2,000.00 MAXIMUM PER WITHDRAWAL. IF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU SO THAT WE CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO CREDIT YOUR CARD AND SEND TO YOU. CALL OUR ATM CARD PROCESSING/PAYMENT CENTRES WITH CONTACTS BELOW QOUTING THIS REFERENCE NUMBER REF NO: HSBC/ATM/IRD/CGX/NNC/022/08 ATTN: FRED FRANK, TRUSTED SECURITY SOLUTIONS, 23 SURBITON HILL PARK, SURBITON, SURREY, KT5BEQ, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. NAME: FRED FRANK (EMAIL: ffank_1956g@yahoo.co.uk) TEL: +447031837444, +447024079661, +447024045729 FAX: +447092895177, +447024078761. KINDLY INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME, PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS WHERE YOU CAN ALWAYS BE REACHED, YOUR RESIDENTIAL OR COMPANY ADDRESS TO ENABLE HIM SEND DETAIL INFORMATION/DOCUMENTS THAT WILL ENABLE YOU RECEIVE THE FUND WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE AS ALL MODALITIES AS BEEN PERFECTED. WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE ALL THE INCONVENIENCES: YOURS IN SERVICE, MR. FRED FRANK.

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