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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: bankofamericanewyork@yahoo.cn
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:53:14 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From The Desk Of:Dr.Grey Watson

Bank Of America
Credit/Telex Department.
12/B13 Kingston Drive,
New York Branch, USA
Email : bankofamericanewyork@yahoo.cn
Attn: The Beneficiary,

TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.

We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic Transfer through our bank, Bank of America to your bank account, which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank New York Branch (WBNY) to credit the sum of US$18.5 Million into your bank account. Note that I
have started processing your payment and every thing concerning the immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out within the shortest possible time from the time we received your ј below needed information.

Also be informed that the Governor of Bank in London (BL) will sign on your payment advice and a copy of the advice will be sent to the World Bank in Swiss for some record purposes. Meanwhile your information and your full contact details were received from our research manager, Barr. Paul
Peterson on your behalf to FRB for immediate release of your fund.

This fund was part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of Iraq discovery fund with World Bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss Bank has decided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals and the American Government is in agreement with the Swiss Bank to distribute the fund to
700 hundred thousand people in America, Europe & Asia in other to help improve their business under 3 years and return the original sum back to us.

Therefore, reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.

These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you.

1.Your Full Bank Account Details
2.Your Direct Cell or office phone to rich you
3.Your address of locations
4.Your full name

Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the above information to enable me use it to process you bill of payment. Your quick response shall be mostly appreciated; all your response should be directed through our alternative email address for the immediate attention of the credit
control department.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Grey Watson




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