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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • financial.customerscaredpt1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "RICHARD WILLIAMS" <financialcustomerscare000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: financial.customerscaredpt1@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:03:02 +0100
Subject: United Nations Monetary Unit


*UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AE, England United Nations,
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT U NIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027
E-mail: **financial.customerscaredpt1@hotmail.com*<financial.customerscaredpt1@hotmail.com>

*ATTN: Beneficiary,*

*We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed UN secretary
general, and the governing body of the United Nations Monetary Unit, to
investigate the unnecessary delay of your inheritance fund, recommended
and approve in your favour.
During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that
your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the
Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts,
This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds has been
gazette to be released, via key telex transfer (KTT) -direct wire
transfer to you through any of our correspondent bank nominated by the
united nations monetary unit for foreign over due fund transfer.
Meanwhile, a woman came to my office few days ago with a letter,
claiming to be your true representative.
Here is her information for you to confirm to this office if this woman
is truly from you or not as the United Kingdom government will not be
held responsible for paying into the wrong account.*

*
Name: Mrs. Virginia Walter.
Bank Name: Wells Fargo Bank
Bank Address: California, USA.
Account Number: 6503809428.*

*
Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this
woman is from you. You are requested to fill and send this information
for verifications purposes so that your fund valid us$12.5m US dollars
will be remitted into your nominated bank account. This fund is as a
result of inheritance on your behalf. Information needed from you for
verification is as follow:*

*(1) Your Full Name And Address:
(2) Your Age And Marital Status:
(3) Your Occupation:
(4) Your Telephone/Fax Number:
(5) Your Nationality:
(6) Your Bank details.....


You can equally receive your payment by chosen from the bellow options;
1) Direct wire transfer to your bank; send your banking details.
2) By ATM international credit card, send your full address
3) Through diplomatic delivery, send your full address*

*As soon as we receive this, we will commence with all necessary
procedures in other to remit this money into your account. the office ofthe
presidency,
the senate committee for foreign over due inheritance
fund have approved and accredited this reputable Nat west Bank London
with the office of the director, international remittance/foreign
operations, to handle and transfer all foreign inheritance funds this
third quarter payment of the year 2008.
However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mrs.
White,
if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from today.
*

*we are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of this
fund must have cause you though it was due to our busy schedule in
paying other beneficiaries whom their files have been certified for
payment. Contact this office immediately with this email address to
enable us precede;
We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively thereby making contact with Dr James worker of (Nat
bank Remittance Department London) as directed to avoid further delay.


Best regards,
Congratulations.
Capt. Richard S. Williams
England United Nation


Cc: United Nations Monetary Unit
Cc: Nat West Bank London
Cc: All Foreign Payment Offices
Cc: Board of Directors [FPD]
Cc: Accountant General of the BOE*

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