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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • awadamswillam@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adams William" <mradams@biz.by>
Reply-To: awadamswillam@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:16:01 +0100
Subject: CHANGE OF ACCOUNT


Attn: Beneficiary,

CHANGE OF ACCOUNT PARTICULARS ON YOUR CONTRACT FILE

This is to inform you that this Bank received a mail from one MR.TILLPTSON
ARTHUR ROY who claim be a citizen of (UK), identified himself as your
Business partner, that you instructed him to contact this Bank on your
behalf in respect of the transfer of your overdue fund payment valued
US$12,000,000.00 (TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY.

In his mail he stated that you also instructed him to provide his own
account in United Kingdom (UK) below, which he sent. He stated that the
reason you handed him over this transaction to take care of was because you
are sick and receiving treatment.

This Bank will like to confirm from you if you are aware of this new
development before the Bank go ahead to transfer this fund to his account.

HIS ACCOUNT DETAILS
Bank Name:Hsbc Bank London
Account Number: 62862131
Swift Code:40 37 25
Account Name: TILLPTSON ARTHUR ROY

Finally this matter required an urgent attention before it is too late to be
corrected, the Bank will not be responsible for any wrong transfer of your
fund incase the person who wrote to the Bank on your behalf is a fraud.

For your confirmation.
Reply To My Private Email:(awadamswillam@gmail.com)

Best Regards,
Mr Adams William.

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