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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:
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: tom dobell <tomdobel091@msn.com>
Reply-To: <contact_uk0001@freenet.lu>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:28:50 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION....



From; Tom Dobell.
I am a Fund Manager with M&G's Investment UK , Britain’s oldest unit-trust company and a leading retail and institutional fund manager in the UK and overseas with almost £160 billion under management from equities and fixed income to commercial property. As an expert, I have made over GBP 22 Million pounds (£22,000,000.00) from the Investor's EMRCP and i am looking for someone to Trust who will stand as an Investor to receive the funds asAnnual Investment Proceeds from M&G Marginal Capital Fund. There is no risk attached and the funds in question can never be dictated or traced.Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategies and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 Clearing Houses without any hitches our sharing ratio is 60% for me and 40% you. If you are interested I will send you all confirmable documents to back up the Claims in full details, but my priority is to find an honest partner whom I can trust who will stand to receive the funds. If you are Interested kindly send your direct telephone numbers for discussion of this deal in further details.Thank you for your time and attention.
Best RegardsTom Dobell
Fund Manager, M&G Recovery Fund.http://www.mandg.co.uk/Consumer/FundInformation/FundsAtoZ/OEICFunds/RecoveryFund/index.jsp

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