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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.
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • marylyn_cooper@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Marylyn Cooper" <marylyn_cooper@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:02:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$6,200,000.00


BARCLAYS BANK PLC
8/9 Hanover Square Branch
London W1A 4ZW,United Kingdom

EMAIL: marylyn_cooper@yahoo.co.uk
www . barclaysbank.co.uk


Sir/Madam,

RE:INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$6,200,000.00

We at this bank wishes to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review and evaluation of your Inheritance/Contract funds in conjunction with the World Bank Auditor General and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) funds release assessment reports, your payment file was forwarded to us for immediate transfer of the above quoted amount to your designated bank account from their offshore account with us.

The reports given to us shows that you have been going through hard times by paying a lot of money to see to the release of your funds, which has been delayed by some dubious officials.
We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your Inheritance/Contract funds as you have met up with the whole funds transfer requirements.

The only thing required from you is to obtain the Non-Resident Clearance Form to enable us credit your account directly by telegraphic transfer or through any of our corresponding banks and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you and your bankers for confirmation.

Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and reflect in your account within five (5) bank working days from the day you obtain this Non-Resident Clearance Form.

Finally, for further assistance kindly forward your FULL CONTACT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS to my Private E-mail: marylyn_cooper@yahoo.co.uk

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Marylyn Cooper
Head, Private Banking Division.
Barclays Bank Plc, London





























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