419 scam: "CBS"<dc1@sdbt-secure.com> NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "CBS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbs.unit@gncn.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:40:25 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION

Attn:Beneficiary,

We are delegated by the EU/UN to Bank of America to pay 100 UK,Africa and Nigerian 419 scam victims €500,000.00 EUR each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your €500,000.00 EUR compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meeting, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, the president in conjunction with EU/UN is now paying 100 victims of this operators €500,000.00 EUR each,65 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the Europe and Asia, we still have more 35 left to be paid the compensations of €500,000.00 EUR each only.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in London as one of their victims of the operations, they have partners in Europe and other Africa Countries,you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to them for any reason whatsoever.The US secret service is already on trace of the criminals.

The United Nations Money Laundering / Anti terrorism group has also intercepted some untransferred Funds indicating you as the beneficiary from a Grant,Lottery Organization/ INHERITANCE FUNDS. We have also contacted the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) Concerning this issue and they indicated to us that several Fraudulent attempts has been made on you, to extort Money from you all in the name of giving you these funds.

We would make necessary arrangements to ensure that your funds are rightfully transferred to you without delays.

We are also working hand in hand with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to see that this imposter's are brought to book.NOTE THAT ALL THE 100 BENEFICIARIES ARE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCESSING CHARGES WHICH IS THE ONLY CHARGES YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY.

Complete the form bellow:

Full Names::::::
Address:::::::::
Occupation::::::
Sex:::::::::::::
Age:::::::::::::
Country:::::::::
Cell Number:::::
Fax Number::::::
Amount Lost to fraudsters:::::::::

Your response is highly required to enable us materialize the processing of the release of these funds to you as the beneficiary.Ensure that you contact us as soon as you receive this email message.If you have never been scammed and this message come to you in error,please delete immediately.

Thanks,
William Dupre
Public Relation officer
Dept Management Office
Texas,United States
Hot Line:+19168487982

+++++CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE+++++
This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not a emailed recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium.

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