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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "transfer into your 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.
  • +447040109480 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Enquiries Royal Bank Of Scotland" <enquiries@royalbos.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:39:27 +0000
Subject: Your over-due Lotto Payment

Dear Miguel Rubio III

I am Mr Eddie Smith the Managing Director Royal Bank of Scotland and I  wish  to inform you that United Kingdom  Lotto Office and the British Financial Transaction Monitoring Unit (BFTMU) have given our Bank an immediate mandate to release the your Lottery Winning Fuind that has been Pending for a very long time now.

You are required as a matter of urgency to provide the following Banking details for a Wire Transfer into your account directly as it is more secure.

Provide the following details:

Bank Name and Address
Account Number
Account Name
Swift Code
Routing Number
Your direct cel phone number for ease communication.

Hoping to hear from you and please call me on the below telephone number.

Regards,

Eddie Smith

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
8 CANADA SQUARE
LONDON,E14 5HQ
Email: enquiries@royalbos.org
TELPHONE:+447040109480
FAX:+447092879879
Contact Name: Mr Eddie Smith

 

Anti-fraud resources:

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