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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. )
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: drdavid.roberts000001@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 21:02:35 +0100
Subject: FROM THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,


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 TRANSFER THESE FUND TO HER FELLOW HIV/AIDS PATIENT OR A GOD
FEARING INDIVIDUAL LIKE YOU WHO WOULD USE THE FUND FOR THE PROPAGATION OF
CHARITY WORK, ESPECIALLY FOR THE WELFARE OF HER FELLOW HIV/AIDS PATIENTS AND
THE ORPHANS IN THE WORLD AS SHE WAS ONE OF THEM.


I AM DR. DAVID ROBERTS, AN AMAERICAN WHO WORKS WITH BARCLAYS BANK LONDON; I
CONTACTED YOU SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. 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 CAN DISCUSS HOW TO USE THIS FUND TO
THE GLORY OF OUR LORD.YOU WILL USE IT FOR THE PROPAGATION OF CHARITY WORK
MORE ESPECIALLY HELPING THE HIV/AIDS PATIENTS AND THE ORPHANS 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 THESE INFORMATIONS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE WHAT OUR BANK NEEDS IN ORDER TO
REMITTE/TRANSFER THESE FUNDS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY
DELAY.

YOUR URGENT REPLY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED SO THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO PUT A
LETTER TO MY BANK.

BEST REGARDS,
DR.DAVID ROBERTS.

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