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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 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.
  • charles1_s@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • cbnchrls@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "hsbc bank" <dave.auditor@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:42:21 +0100
Subject: HSBC BANK LONDON NOW IN ACTION ABOUT YOUR TRANSFER FUND READ WELL

ATTN 

 

I  AM  DAVE  MILLER  THE  AUDITOR  HSBC  BANK  LONDON.

WHAT  WE  HAVE  IN  OUR  POSITION  TO  TRANSFER  AS  YOUR  FUND  IS  FIFTEEN  MILLION  DOLLARS.

 

KINDLY  CONTACT  CHARLES  SOLUDO  WHICH WE  ALREADY  GAVE  YOU  HIS  EMAIL ADDRESS  AND  PHONE NUMBER  TO  ISSUE  YOUR  LAST  PAPER  TO  US  TO  ENABLE  US  TRANSFER  YOUR  FUND  THE  SAME  DAY  OR  IF  YOU  DON'T WANT  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND  KINDLY  ADVICE  CAUSE  WE  ARE  NOT  IN POSITION  TO  WAIST OUR  TIME  NOW  AS  WE  HAVE  ALREADY SET  OUR  TELEGRAPHIC  NUMBER  TO  SEND  OUT  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND.

 

THE  TRUTH  NOW  IS  THAT  WE  HAVE  EVERY   PITY TO  OUR  CUSTOMER  THIS  IS  WHY  WE  HAVE  BE  CONTACTING  YOU  ALL  THE  WHILE  TO  SHOWS  YOU  THAT  WE  MARKS  YOU  AS  OUR  HSBC  BANK  CUSTOMER.

 

YOU  HAVE  ALREADY GOT  CHARLES  SOLUDO  EMAIL  TO  REACH  HIM  CAUSE  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND  IS  READY  NOW.

 

THE  REASON  WHY  WE  ARE  ALWAYS  INFORM  YOU  TO  REACH  CHARLES  SOLUDO  WAS  BECAUSE  OUR  BANK  RECEIVED  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND  FROM  THEIR  CENTRAL  BANK  AND  CHARLES  SOLUDO  TOLD  US  THAT  EVERY  THING  CONCERN  YOUR  PAPER  IS  READY  NOW.

 

DO  NOT  IGNORE  YOUR  TRANSFER  CAUSE  WE  ARE  OUT  NOW  TO  TRANSFER  YOUR  FUND.

 

WARNING >  DO  NOT  CONTACT  ANOTHER  EMAIL  ADDRESS  AS  CHARLES  SOLUDO  UNLESS>  charles1_s@hotmail.com     OR  cbnchrls@yahoo.com

 

BEST  REGARDS  DAVE  MILLER  .

 

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