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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:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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.
  • info_cbc_processing1@saintly.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: assistance payment <info_assitanceofyourpayment@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 22:01:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ATTEND URGENTLY


UNITED STATES SENATE
SUB COMMITTEE ON FUND TRANSFERS AND TERRORISM




Feb 7th 2007.

FROM: -

THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS
OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS, THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, AND THE HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.

Approved and Witnessed by -

Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wisconsin
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisconsin
White House and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois,
Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wisconsin, Senate filibuster.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn.

Attn:, Madras House ,

Subject Matter - Request for Patriots Act on international fund transfer in your favor

After very long meetings held by the above mentioned officials and the Minister of state for finance including Directors of the World Bank, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund to see to the release of long term debt owed to many foreigners around the globe who have been denied of their funds,The United States Senate has been authorized to handle the urgent release of all funds owed by any of the financial institutions or Governments that is a member of the United Nations, this is based on the loans and disbursement agreement signed between the US Government and Governments of these debtor nations, the release of your fund will be supervised by the World Bank representatives in West Africa to ensure immediate payment in your favor and avoid delay.

>From the records of outstanding claims due for payment submitted by the United Nations, your name is next on the list of the outstanding bills to be settled, I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.

Kindly re-confirm the following information to MR DONALD COX the US SENATE REPRESENTATIVE AND HEAD OF THE PAYMENT CENTER IN WEST AFRICA for final verification of your details so that the funds will be transferred in your account, please contact MR DONALD COX via email, info_cbc_processing1@saintly.com.

1.Your full name, 2) Phone number ( mobile should be included) .

3) The claim amount 4) Your complete Banking details to avoid mistakes

As soon as the above information is received, your payment will be made to you without further delay.

Note that the senate officials in WA have been authorised to handle this payment to keep a clean slate of foriegn debt settlement because some Government officials and individuals,have tried to transfer this fund to you but failed due to dishonesty and unneccesary demand for fees,You are hereby advised to stop any further communications with any one else or any other financial institution and comply to this to avoid any further delay.

Please note that the United Nations and Government of the debtor country will not be interested in any complaint from you if you fail to receive your fund via this programme or fail to abide by this instruction.
Your urgent attention is expected

Thank you,




White House and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois,
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn.






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