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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.
  • +447035993289 (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.
  • internationalmonetaryfund_unit@yahoo.co.jp

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Tricia Benson"<be0900@ebullici.com>
Reply-To: <internationalmonetaryfund_unit@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:53:45 -0700
Subject: Re: It's To Claim Your Unclaimed Fund

Attention: Beneficiary.

My name is Mrs Tricia Benson of the International Monetary Fund investigation unit. Attached pictures was received and forewarded to our office here in London UK today the 2ST of JULY, 2009 requesting that your unclaimed fund be paid to Janet Wlliams.

In the said letter of change of beneficiary/ownership, representatives of Janet Wlliams states that you are dead and as such your fund should be paid to her as the next of kin to you.

Because of the elaborate global scam, we decided to contact you for confirmation. If after seven working days, no responce is received from you, it will be assumed that you are dead and as such authorization and approval will be granted on behalf of Janet Wlliams to claim/receive your fund.

Confirm this pictures and reconfirm your Information and how you want your fund paid to you without further delay if you are still alive. Send your responce to my email address: internationalmonetaryfund_unit@yahoo.co.jp

Below is the information you are expected to confirm,

Your Name:......................

Home Address:.................

Telephone:.......................

Fax:..................................

Ocuppation:......................

Age:..................................

You can also call for clearification +447035993289

Regards

Mrs. Tricia Benson.

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