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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:
  • "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)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Ken Maxwell <mr_ken8@msn.com>
Reply-To: <sitegod@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:25:13 +0000
Subject: From Ken Maxwell





Good Day,

I am an investment consultant working with Anglo Irish Bank at their offshore department Dover House Whitehall,London.I will be happy to work this deal out with you if we can do business. During one of our peroidic auditing I discorved a dormant accounts with holding balance of £25,000,000 (Twenty-Five Million British Pounds) this account has not been operated for the past years. As at this moment,I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your response is received.

If you are not familiar with my Bank profile,please take a moment of your very busy schedules to read about my Bank website; and I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible,as well on replying send me the followings.

Bank name:..............
Bank address:............
Account number:..........
Swift code:...........
Accont name:..........
Your Name:...........
Your Telephone& Fax No:..............for easy communication.

I am waiting to hear from you including the A/c information so that I will start processing the transfer of the funds to your account accordingly.

Yours,
Mr.Ken Maxwell.
Chief investment Consultant,
Anglo Irish Bank,
Dover House Whitehall, London. SW1A 2AU
http://www.angloirishbank.co.uk

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