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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:
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mefastglobal90@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: officefile42@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:16:18 +0100
Subject: Hello


ATTENTION PLEASE!
We hereby confirm receipt of part payment of
US$8,500,000.00 dollars

Only, into our official ESCROW account with
the HSBC Bank in London by order of the African Development Bank(ADB)
in-charge of Foreign Debt Recovery Committee on Overdue Contract / Next
of Kin payments in Africa, as indicated in our database.

We sincerely
apologize for delays and advice you to STOP any further communication
with any other payment centres in Europe, as well as your associates in
any of the African countries e.g., South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Togo,
Abidjan, Angola, Cotonou for they contributed 100% hindrances to the
release of your funds.

Kindly provide us with the below information to
reconfirm your details in our database and for our prompt payment
procedures.

Beneficiary\'s name /
Age:.............................................
Company\'s name /
Rank in office:..................................

Address:............................................................

Tel:......................... *Fax:.................................

Receiving Bank:.....................................................

Address:............................................................

Bank Routing Number:................. Swift Code:...................

Account number:.....................................................


Your funds will be released by wire transfer through our
operationalpaying bank, HSBC bank in London, UK.
Our final fund release
order will be forwarded to our operational
paying bank, the HSBC Bank in
London, UK for the immediate release of your
allocation to you upon
receipt and official re-confirmation of your information.
For any
further inquiry, please contact the undersigned officer as funds will be
retrieved to treasury after ten (10) business days of this notice.


Yours In Service,
Mr.Felix Hachel
Manager, Foreign operations
Dept.
contact mefastglobal90@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam