419 scam: "Foreign operations Dept."<webmaster@iexpress.com.br> Transfer Allocation

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
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.
- +448701332953 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Foreign operations Dept." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <united22@ciudad.com.ar>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 07:07:49 -0700
Subject: Transfer Allocation

Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby confirmed receipt of part payment of US$8,500,000.00 dollars only, into our official ESCROW account with the
HSBC Bank in London by order of the African Development Bank (ADB) incharge of Foreign Debt Recovery Committee on Overdue
Contract / Next of Kin payments in Africa, as indicated in our database.

Kindly provide us with the below information by email attachment, to reconfirm your details in our database for immediate remittance into your
designated account;

Beneficiary name:...............

Address:............

Tel:.............*Fax:...........

Receiving Bank:.....................

Bank Routing Number:........... Swift Code:....

Account number:..............

We sincerely apologize for the delays and advice you to STOP any further communication with your associate
in any of the African countries for they contributed 100% hindrances to the release of your funds. Our final fund release
order will be forwarded to our operational paying bank in Europe,for immediate transfer of your allocation into your designated account
upon receipt and official re-confirmation of your information in our database.

Fund will be retrieved to treasury after ten (10) business days of this notice.

Yours in service,
Mr. James More.
Foreign operations Dept.
Alt.Fax: +44 870 1332953

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