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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:

• 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.
  • +447024067752 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Mcwealth <peter_mc0008@msn.com>
Reply-To: <drp_mcwealth111@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 20:35:35 +0000
Subject: THE DIORECTOR,WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.



FROM: DR. PETER McWEALTH
DIRECTOR: WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.
Tel +44 7024 067 752



This letter is from World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau newly established by the World Financial Service Authority United States Of America/United Kingdom.



This body was set up to discover an outstanding unpaid fund being owed to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment,Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards.



It will interest you to know that we have discovered an outstanding unpaid/unclaimed
sum of money in favor of your name and a mandate has been given to this body World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau to ensure that this fund gets to you without delay.



Note that a special payment arrangement has been made to deliver this fund to you through diplomatic means of payment or Alternatively come in person to any of our payment Offices in Europe, America or Asia.



You are advised to furnish this office with your contact information to enable us open up communication with you regarding the release of your fund immediately.


Thanks.



Yours Truly



Dr. Peter McWealth
Director: World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau.

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