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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:
  • "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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447035900802 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • finvestigationroom@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • natwestbank.remittance.dp@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:24:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attention: Valued Beneficiary


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: finvestigationroom@yahoo.ca



- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ROOM 4-230, KALANIANAOLE FOB 300 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD HONOLULU, HAWAII 96850-0053 Robert J. Garrity, Deputy Assistant Director, Records Management Division FBI Before the House of Representatives, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights Los Angeles, California. Attention: Valued Beneficiary, Your email id emerged a winner of Gmail Award recently. Officials in charge of relating the good news message to you did not pass the information RATHER they planned with the formal remittance director of the transfer bank (Natwest bank Plc, London) to get your award prize shared among them. Through the help of intelligent monitoring network system we were able to find out the bad deed of the officials, we have been having so many complains from people whose fund have been diverted through this means. After concluding in a meeting with members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Organization (UNO) held in United Kingdom, it was finally concluded that compensation payment of victims would still be made through Natwest bank Plc, London UK after the Former Director was relieved of his duties and a new director appointed. We also concluded on the use of ELECTRONIC ATM PAYMENT SYSTEM as the only direct means to pay all beneficiaries. This is to inform you that we have just pass a NOTIFICATION to the Natwest bank Plc UK, to pay you accumulated deposited funds of US$8,300,000.00 as soon as you notify them. So if you would like to receive your funds in this way please send your following information to the paying bank. 1. Full Name 2. Full Address (P.O box not acceptable) 3. Phone and fax # 4. Your age, sex and current occupation The compensation is for all countries. You are to forward your personal details to Dr JACOB SMITH, the new remittance director of Natwest Bank Plc, London to whom you will send your information for the processing of your ATM card as soon as possible: Find Below his contact details: Dr Dr JACOB SMITH Remittance Director Natwest Bank Plc London, Phone: +44 7035900802 Email:natwestbank.remittance.dp@gmail.com You are to send to him all the necessary information he requires in order to help you redeem your winning prize. Do not hesitate inform me of your transactions with him for me to offer my candid advise were necessary. Congratulations Once More!!!!!! Yours Truly, Robert J.Garrity. FBI California, United States of America.

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