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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "microsoft lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • +447045712336 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Info@halifaxbank.co.uk" <infohalifaxbank@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:19:47 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Welcome HALIFAX TELE-BANKING UK ! as regards your Lottery Winning Prize





HALIFAX TELE-BANK UK

MIDDLETON BOROUGH
HIGH STREET LONDON
SE1 9Q
ENGLAND UNTIED KINGDOM


19TH July 2007

REF: BANK ACCOUNT # 1 0 9 8 2 8 0 5 2 3 9 6

Dear WILFORD SCHULZEER,



Welcome to Halifax Tele-Banking UK! We are registered in the UK and operate private ATM telephone Banking escrow accounts. We do not operate any URL operations, rather we operate a SECURED TELE BANKING ATM SERVER which is more secured for our ever increasing financial/investment processing of payments here in the UK and abroad.

We write to confirm receipt of instructions from Microsoft Lottery UK, vide your lottery winning claims for the immediate settlement of 1,000,000(One Million British Pounds Sterling). Please be informed that the funds are currently awaiting clearance from the concerned authorities in our institution, the Offshore Payment Office and the European Central Bank (ECB).

In furtherance/accordance with our Due diligence practice which obliges us to identify our clients before going into any fiduciary transaction or establishing any business relationship, you are requested to provide the following:

1. Identity; by presenting a valid copy of an official document bearing your name and photograph. Example; your International Passport or Driver's License.
2. Kindly click on this link http://halifaxbanking.page.tl/Halifax-Online-Form.htm to locate our Non-Resident On-line Account Application form. Please fill the online form with your correct data and press enter to register your information on our secure data webpage, that will enable us proceed with the transfer of your winnings to your designated Bank Account.

Consequently, in line with the provisions of the ECB, we are required by law to verify the identity of all new customers and the source of funds, before we can process your application. We want to make this process as quick and easy as possible for you without compromising the standards required by law. Please help us to prevent crime, and the laundering of the proceeds of crime by providing the correct identification.

Please be informed that we are in the process of obtaining all necessary clearance to enable us conclude with your settlement. To enable us commence with our due diligence exercise on your claims, please be advised to make available your means of identification and endeavour to fill your online form correctly as any false information may lead to out right confiscation of your winnings.


Upon receipt of the above information, we will proceed to obtain clearance and credit your funds to any beneficiary bank account that you shall provide for the remittance of your total winning amount. You are at liberty to call any of our direct number's listed below for more information and assistance.

We await your urgent action in this regards.

Thank you for choosing HALIFAX TELE-BANKING UK.Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Michael Spencer,

Foreign Operation's Department

HALIFAX BANK PLC UK.
Middleton Borough High Street
London SE19QQ England
United Kingdom
Tel:+447045712336
Tel:+447045721071
Tel:+447024091974
Fax:+447005978018

KINDLY REPLY TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THIS E-MAIL, FOR FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE







This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and/or privileged information, it is a property of HALIFAX BANK PLC UK and intended solely for the addressee. If you are not intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error), please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or disclosure of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.

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