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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • transpaymentcentre@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PATRICIA " <bardept3@rediffmail.com>
Date: 18 Jan 2007 16:25:28 -0000
Subject: GOOD DAY


BARCLAYS BANK PLC. CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH, 7 ST JOHNS HILL, SW 11 1 TN, LONDON Email : transpaymentcentre@excite.com
Dear Sir/Madam,&nbsp; REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF
(US$8,500,000.00) This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund.
After due vetting and evaluation of your Contract/Inheritance file in
conjunction with World Bank Auditor General Forwarded and contracted
us to see to your immediate payment of the sum of USD8,500.00 from
their Offshore Account with us.
We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been
going through hard ways by paying alot of charges to see to the
release of your fund (UD$8,500,000.00) , which has been delayed.
Which has been the handiwork of some miscreant elements.We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence
outside this office
You don\'t have to pay any charges to receive your funds anymore as
you have met up with the whole requirements , your representatives
will tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk.
The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance
Form/Receipt which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in
United Kingdom as the Government&nbsp; have paid us for
handling/processing of your payment with other customers.
We will help you to see that you obtain the form so that our bank
will effect immediate transfer of your Inheritance sum
(US$28,500,000.00) into your designated bank account.
Should you follow up our directives, your fund will reflect in your
account within five Bank working days from the day you obtain this
form. &nbsp;Do not go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really
want your fund.
Finally, you are advice to forward to this bank your receiving
Account.
Where you want this fund to be remitted.Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Patricia OwenHead, Private Banking Section.Barclays Bank Plc. LondonEmail : transpaymentcentre@excite.com

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