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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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: DR WILLIAM SCOTT <drwilliamscottdirector02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drwilliamscottdirector@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:04:09 -0400
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND




FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA FROM THE DESK OF: DR.WILLIAM SCOTT.DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE FOREIGN OPERATIONS.Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTATTENTION:YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDTHIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAS BEEN GAZZETED AND AWAITING RELEASE, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT )-DIRECTWIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUNDTRANSFER.MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMINGTOBE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS: NAME: JANET WHITE BANK NAME: CITY BANKBANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428. PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THISWOMANIS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLEFORPAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME. THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FORFOREIGNOVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLEBANKWITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGNOPERATIONS,TOHANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTERPAYMENTOF THE YEAR. Reply To: drwilliamscottdirector@gmail.comHOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAIDMRS.WHITE,IFWE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE. BEST REGARDS, DR.WILLIAM SCOTT. DIRECTOR, ALL BANK GOVERNOR CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
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