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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031940577 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "STANDARD CHARTERED BANK PLC" <standardcharteredbanplc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: scbplc@walla.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:09:00 +0100
Subject: Standard Chartered Bank PLC(Notification)


*ADMNISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE*
*Standard Chartered Bank PLC*
*No: **1 Aldermanbury Square** , **London** **EC2V 7SB** ,*
*London** , **United Kingdom*
*Telephone:+44-7031940577,+44-7924020886. **
Fax:+44-7053811269,+44-7053811268



STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given for your verification of the information given to us
by our late customer Mr.Byant Bruce David who made a numbered time [fixed]
deposit for twelve [12] calendar months, valued at USD 20,000,000..00
{TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY} in our Branch before his DEATH.

We sent a routine notification to his Forwarded Company address and
discovered that he died of plane crash some years back. In our bank official
Papers/file we found your detail and information as his second CONTACT
PERSON/BENEFICIARY/Next Of kin. Under our operational ethics, we are under
obligation to contact you on the event of his death with regard to your fund
inheritance as his next of kin.*
*Please acknowledge the receipt of this Electronic mail. We hope that you
will find this information useful and helpful. You can Call or email us for
any further assistance for the claim and transfer of your inherited funds.
Please find more info here about the deceased person by clicking on the
website below,*
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm*

Yours faithfully,
EL-DUNN
(+44-7031940577)
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Standard Chartered Bank PLC*

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