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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:

• 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.
  • register_creditcardpayment@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "officefiles1211@terra.es" <officefiles1211@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 04:58:05 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary:




External Review Committee on Debt Statistics

And fund audit Balance Debt
IMF-World Bank Collaboration

Attention Beneficiary:

We wish to inform you that your overdue payment has be scheduled to pay to you through certified ATM Card which you will be only required to proceed to any ATM Cash Point to withdraw $20,000 per day till your complete payment fund are completed.

This development was as result of new payment policy revolution of 2007 carry out by the World Financial Body in collaboration with World Bank Audit unit and United Nations Policy maker unit under world bank new year payment constitution.

This effort is to help the international monetary fund restrict and monitor every international transaction to avoid money laundering activities and will help us to fight against fraudulent activities from scam experts.

Furthermore you are advice to reconfirm you billing address include your full name and direct contact telephone number to the Euro Finance Investment Bank for the issuance certified ATM Credit Card, the contact information is as follows:

EURO FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT BANK
UNITED-KINGDOM 2 ROYAL EXCHANGE
BUILDINGS Â LONDON EC3V 3LF
Email:register_creditcardpayment@yahoo.co.uk
TELE/FAX + 447040108412
NAME: Westlaw George


NB note that you can only withdraw just $20,000.00 per day till your fund is completed.

Please do not reply to this E-mail contact the Bank immediately with the necessary information required from you so that they commence on proceeding

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Rodrigo De Rato Figaredo





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