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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348066741726 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • info_williamshsbc@yahoo.com
  • thomasubn@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?williams=20leonardo?= <info_williamshsbc@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 17:13:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: info_williamshsbc@yahoo.com

To: BENEFICIARY

FROM:WILLIAMS LEONARDO,

WIRE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT..

PART PAYMENT ARREARS FROM NIGERIA

TOTALLING US$12.3 MILLION


This email transmission is intended for the named recipient only and may contain privileged and confidential information. If you have received this email in error, Please notify us immediately. Please do not disclose the contents to anyone or copy it to outside parties.

Thank you.

Message.



ATTN:


We are pleased to inform you that we have negotiated instruction with our correspondent Bank Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. (UBN) to draw US$12.3 million which represent part payment of your contract fund from their account with us and credit in your favor in settlement of a contract involving the Nigeria government. The transfer is irrevocable, indivisible and non-transferable.


This transaction has been secured with personal identification computerized sealed Numbers, Contract Accreditation Pin No, Transfer Access Code (Tag) and anti terrorist clearance certificate to enable us identify the bonfire beneficiary and to avoid diversion of the fund to wrong account.

Please contact the Director, Foreign Operations Union Bank of Nigeria plc (UBN) Attn: REV.DR.THOMAS AGU, TEL: 234-806-674-1726 Email; thomasubn@yahoo.co.uk

With your Telephone,fax number and Bank details to enable us release your fund to your nominated bank account without any further delay. If we do not receive this your information for re-confirmation from you within 7 days from date of this email the transfer will be null and void as we have many contractors to pay.


Be it known to you that your transfer charge of 5% will be deducted from the total sum before final transfer to your account, you are advised to act fast regarding to this subject matter as we have a limited time to conclude all payment in this second quarter of the year. For further enquiry you can contact this bank with the above telephone number. We most sincerely sorry for every inconvenience as occasion in

this matter.


Yours truly,


HSBC WIRE TRANSFER PROCESSING DIV.

MADRID SPAIN.

MR. WILLIAMS LEONARDO,


Senior managing Director Security & Investigation

H.S.B.C.Wire transfer Processing Division

12,Calle Street, Del Carlos Leganes Madrid Spain.

GL 32 BY U>K HONBANK SWIFT HBCBK 353

Registered in U.K number 720662. Registered Office: 12,Calle Street del

Carlos Leganes Madrid, Spain.

- williams leonardo

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