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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447024063158 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709744524 (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.
  • mta1000b@yahoo.com.sg (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <infotamanuel@megamail.pt>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:44:23 +0000
Subject: From Barrister Ta Manuel [UK]



Name: Barrister Ta Manuel
Tel: +44-702 406 3158
Fax: +44-870 974 4524
E-mail: mta1000b@yahoo.com.sg

Dear Sir,
I am an attorney to late Richard Lim (foreigner) who is an Engineer with Kvaerner Oil & Gas Limited, United Kingdom here. Late Richard Lim has an account with Citibank International Plc, United Kingdom.

I received a memo early this year from the Bank remittance department for an interview about US$9.5M [Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars] that belongs to my client Late Richard Lim ,the bank informed me on their policy to freeze the account of
Late Richard Lim, I was asked to redirect the (US$9.5M) back to government treasury because they saw no Next of Kin in his entire file within the bank and his account has been dormant for years
which is against the policy of the Bank.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner as the foreign beneficiary to that fund. I have resolved to share the money in this ratio.
(1) 50% for me.
(2) 35% for you.
(3) 10% for the remittance manager in the bank who has agreed to guide us for the success of our objectives.
(4) 5% for any expenses both party might incur during the processing of this transaction.

I will need your full name and address including telephone and fax number for the internal processing of the fund transfer and the internal processing of the required documents to back up our claim on
receipt of all the required information from you which was given above.

I will give you further details on the entire process when I receive your positive response.

Thanks and I wish to have a long and profitable relationship with you!

Regards,

Barr. Ta Manuel.

N/B: Neither you call or send fax to the above fax number or send your reply-to: mta1000b@yahoo.com.sg

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