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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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Fraud email example:

From: "HILTON BANK" <info@h-ilton-online.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 08:54:47 +0000
Subject: ACCOUNT ACTIVATION

 Attn:  Arie Sonius,
 
                                           ACCOUNT ACTIVATION
 
The Accounts department has created your account  and  you are hereby required to make an initial deposit based on the type of account you wish to  hold  with HILTON BANK LONDON ENGLAND the category of  account and the initial deposit available in HILTON BANK  are stated below:

1. Regular Account, the initial deposit is 2,500.00 GBP   (Two Thousand Five  Hundred GBP).The maximum  transfer possible  within a month is  $1,500,000.00(One  Million Five Hundred Thousand USD)
 
2.Daily Account, the initial deposit is 3,500.00 GBP (Three Thousand Five Hundred GBP). The Maximum  transfer possible  within a month is  $2,500,000.00  (Two  Million Five Thousand USD).
 
3. Premium Account, the initial deposit is 4,500 GBP (Four Thousand Five Hundred GBP). The transfer  possible within a  month from this account is $5,000,000.00 (Five Million USD).
 
4.Platinum Account, the initial deposit is  6,500.00 GBP  (Six thousand Five Hundred GBP),the maximum  transfer possible from  this account within a  month is  10,000,000.00 (Ten Million USD) and  above
 
For your account to be activated immediately, you are required to transfer the initial deposit which will be deposited in your account to activate the account.
 
MODE OF PAYMENT VIA  WESTERN UNION SEE BELOW:

First Name: Francis
Last Name: Lauren
Address: I RIPPLE ROAD BARKING ESSEX
Post Code: IG11 8LR
City: London
Country: England

Once payment is made please send payment receipt to us via Email or Fax or send the following details below:

SENDER NAME
MTCN
AMOUNT
ADDRESS

Yours in service

Hilton Bank
General Manager
Rev Peter Clark
Email:info@h-ilton-online.com
Tel:+44 787 147 3541
Fax +44  870 490 2159

This message and any included attachments are from HILTON BANK and is intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute inside or non-public information under international, federal, or state securities laws.Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by E-mail : contactus@h-ilton-online.com

 

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