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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Scott Davison <sc_davison2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: scott_davison1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:01:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Reply Soon!!!


FROM: MR SCOTT DAVISON.
25 GRESHAM STREET
LONDON EC2V 7HN.
WWW.CVNB.COM

MY GOOD FRIEND,

I AM MR. SCOTT DAVISON, BRANCH MANAGER, IN CUMBERLAND VALLEY NATIONAL BANK & TRUST LONDON, UK. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND FULL CO-OPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT WITH YOU.

IN MY BRANCH I DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM VALUED AT £35.9M(THIRTY FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS) IN A DORMANT ACCOUNT BELONGING TO RICHARD ROSS (DEAD).58, WHO LIVED AT NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS. USA.

THE MANAGEMENT AND THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF OUR BANK IN A RECENT MEETING LAST WEEK, DECLEARED THAT THE ACCOUNT OF LATE RICHARD ROSS, WHO WAS ONE OF MY BRANCH DEPOSITOR, SHOULD BE CONFISTICATED AND THE DEPOSITOR'S FUND SENT TO THE BANK TREASURY ACCORDING TO OUR CVNB &T, BANKING AND FINANCIAL LAW. SINCE THERE IS NO BENEFICIARY TO CLAIM THE FUND. MY INVESTIGATION REVEALS, THAT HE DIED WITH HIS WIFE AND ONLY SON, IN BOMB BLAST TERRORIST ATTACKS ON 9/11/2001.WTC USA.

IN ORDER TO AVOID THE FUND BEING CONFISTICATED BY THE BANK, AS A STAFF OF THIS BANK, I CANNOT ACQUIRE THIS MONEY IN MY NAME. THEREFORE; I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT SINCERELY SOLICIT YOUR FULL CO-OPERATION AS A MATTER OF TRUST TO PRESENT YOU AS A FOREIGNER, IN ORDER THAT FOR OUR BANK TO APPROVE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY.SINCE NO ONE WILL EVER COME FOR IT OR HAVE ANY IDEA THAT HE MAINTAINED ACCOUNT WITH OUR BANK. THE FUND WILL BE WIRED INTO ANY NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE.YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AFTER THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND.

I BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN,WITH THE TRUST I HAVE IMPOSE IN YOU. THIS TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY SAFE AND GENUINE, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY AND ENCLOSE YOUR FULL NAME AND MOBILE PHONE NUMBER. SO THAT I CAN CALL YOU FOR DISCUSSIONS AND GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT I WILL USE MY POSITION AS THE BRANCH MANAGER TO SECURE ALL APPROVALS AND DOCUMENTS FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. SCOTT DAVISON



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