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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:
  • "transferred into your 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)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "DR DAVID ROBERTS" <davidrbe0@mail.od.ua>
Reply-To: drdavid.roberts1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:27:54 -0000
Subject: =?koi8-r?B?RlJPTSBUSEUgSU5URVJOQVRJT05BTCBSRU1JVFRBTkNFIERFUEFSVE1FTlQs?=

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
38 HANS CRESCENT KNIGHTBRIDGE,
LONDON SW1X 0LZ-
UNITED KINGDOM.

ATTENTION:

THEREFORE,THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT (MRS ANITA KAKOU) WHO HAD TRANSFFERED
HER FUND ($14.000.000.00USD) INTO OUR BANK (BARCLAYS BANK LONDON) HERE IN
UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH OUR CORESPONDENCE IN AFRICA (BANK OF AFRICA) AND
INSTRUCTED TO REMITTE THESE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO ENABLE YOU USE
THE FUND FOR THE PROPAGATION OF CHARITY WORK,HELPING HER FELLOW DEAF
PEOPLE AND THE MOTHERLESS BABIES IN THE WORLD AS SHE IS ONE OF THEM.


I AM DR DAVID ROBERTS,A BANKER WITH BARCLAYS BANK LONDON, I CONTACTED YOU SO
THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS ONE. FURTHERMORE, I WANT YOU TO RECEIVE THIS
FUND THROUGH YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OR THROUGH COURIER SERVICE. ONCE THIS FUND IS
TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,YOU WILL SEND FOR ME TO COME AND VISIT
YOU SO THAT WE WILL KNOW HOW TO USE THIS MONEY TO THE GLORY OF OUR LORD.YOU
WILL USE IT FOR THE PROPAGATION OF CHARITY WORK LIKE HELPING THE NEEDY ONES
LIKE DEAF PEOPLE AND THE MOTHERLESS BABIES IN THE WORLD AS MRS ANITA KAKOU
INSTRUCTED MY BANK HERE.


THE BANK NEEDS THE FOLLOWING OF YOUR INFORMATIONS BELOWS:
(1)YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS,
(2)YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS,
(3)THE NAME OF THE RECEIVING BANK AND ADDRESS, WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS.
(4)YOU SHOULD ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.

ALL THIS INFORMATIONS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE WHAT OUR BANK NEEDS IN OTHER TO
REMITTE/TRANSFER THESE FUNDS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT TIME
BEING WASTED.

YOUR URGENT REPLY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED SO THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO PUT A
LETTER TO MY BANK INTRODUCING YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.

BEST REGARDS,
DR.DAVID ROBERTS.


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