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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "fund beneficiary" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • collchi@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MS. MARGRET C. WILSON"<USGATEWAYS@aol.com>
Reply-To: <collchi@sify.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:52:15 +0100
Subject: CONTACT FCMB

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
A subsidiary of the Federal Reserve Banking System
33 Liberty Street,
New York, NY 10045
 
 
Our Ref: FRB-75BFNYUS09
 
 
Attention Fund Beneficiary
 
 
Payment Release Instruction From Federal Reserve Bank of New York
 
 
Acting on our capacity as the international correspondent bank to the International Monetary Fund Organization, this is to officially notify you that we have received a confirmation advice from the International Monetary Funds External Auditors Committee, World Bank, United Nations Organization and the Federal Reserve Bank of America respectively via International Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/FCMB-93WB82UN567-G requesting our bank to direct the FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK USA N.A., a subsidiary of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to disburse your due wining/inheritance and contract payment valued at
One Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$1.4M) in your favour via their branch in New York.
 
 
In consideration of the above, you have been issued with this Exclusive Reference Identification Number (IMF/FRB-NY/9USXX10751/09), Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202, Transfer Allocation No.: FRB/X44/701LN/NYC/US, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate FCMB Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014. Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment within the next three banking days as necessary clearances has been granted to you from the International Monetary Funds External Auditors and the United States Economic Recovery and Stability Committee to release the funds to you with immediate effect.
 
 
In view of this directive received from the International Monetary Funds (IMF), we have on our own part verified your payment file as directed to us, and your name is next on the list of outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment at this second quarter of year 2009. With that being done, you are required to urgently contact the First City Monument Bank N.A. in New York through their International Funds Release Supervisor:
 
 
Contact Person: Mr. Bill Efron
(Head, Funds Release Supervisor)
Email: collchi@sify.com
Direct Office Line: +1-914-373-6375
Fax: +1-206-426-3179
 
And reconfirm your international payment voucher number and your reference identification number respectively before the bank with a view to the final remittance approval and subsequent crediting of your bank account to the tune of funds as stated herein.
 
We wish to inform you of the need for you to also re-confirm your full personal/banking details before the FCMB BANK N.A. to enable the officer in-charge proceed with the preliminary arrangements that will enhance the immediate release of your funds. Owing to security reasons, be clearly informed that we will not respond to any phone calls/general inquiries placed to our bank with regards to the remittance of your funds by beneficiaries as we are barred from doing so, you are therefore advised to communicate only with the accredited officer for further remittance advice.
 
 
1) Your Full name;
3) Your contact telephone and fax number;
4) Your Age and Profession;
5) Copy of any valid form of your Identification;
6) Your Bank name;
7) Your Bank Address;
8) Account name and Number;
9) ABA/Routing Number;
10) Swift or Sort Code/IBAN;
 
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
 
 
TREAT AS URGENT.
 
 
MS. MARGRET C. WILSON,
DIRECTOR OF FUNDS CLEARANCE UNIT.
 
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Notice To Recipient: This email (and any attachments) is only intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. You, the recipient, are obligated to maintain it in a safe, secure and confidential manner. Unauthorized redisclosure or failure to maintain confidentiality may subject you to federal and state penalties. If you are not the recipient, please immediately notify Federal Reserve Bank of New York by return email, and delete this message from your computer

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