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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "SIR FRANK HOWARDSON"<frank_howards1@myway.com>
Reply-To: f_howards1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:50:58 -0500 (EST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF:MR.FRANK HOWARDSON.




FROM THE DESK OF:MR.FRANK HOWARDSON.DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONALREMITTANCE FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,UNION BANK OF NIGERIAPLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA.TEL: 2348075780045. ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $9.5M THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVERDUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, IA KEY TELEXTRANSFER (KTT )-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FORFOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:NAME JANET WHITEBANK NAME: CITI BANK,YORK.ACCOUNT Number:6503809428. PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THISWOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEHELDRESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. THE RESERVE BANK BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FORFOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THISREPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCEFOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.BEST REGARDS,MR.FRANK HOWARDSON.DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCEFOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,UNION BANK OF NIGERIAPLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA. ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCEFUNDSCENTRAL BANK GOVERNORBOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD] ACCOUNTANTGENERAL OF NIGERIATEL:2348075780045.

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