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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:

• 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.
  • +447045735449 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc Uk <accnt.dpt@live.com>
Reply-To: <account.dept1@live.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:31:11 +0000
Subject:



Lloyds TSB Bank.
577 Barlow Moor RoadManchester, M21 8AJ. Your Ref: HLP/200-26937 Dear Customer
CREDIT IN YOUR FAVOUR.This is to inform you that we have received a credit advice from SHELL GROUP INTERNATIONAL UK .Shell Centre London SE1 7NA. Since you do not have an operational account with this bank, your funds have been lodged in a suspense account pending the activation of an account.
The Accounts department is now processing your account Opening.
The category of account and the initial deposit available in Lloyds TSB Bank are as indicated below:
1. Regular Account, the initial deposit is £450.00 , The Maximum transfer possible within 7 days is £550, 000.00
2. Daily Account, the initial deposit is £550.00 The Maximum transfer possible within 7 days is £620,000.00
3. Premium Account, the initial deposit is £750.00, The Maximum transfer possible within 7 days from this account is £700, 000.00.
4. Platinum Account, the initial deposit is £900.00, The Maximum transfer possible from this account within 7 days is £870,000.00 and above. Also take note that you don't need to be physically present for the signature cards as all transactions for the Account Set up will be done online and your account will be activated automatically after the initial deposit is secured by you.
For your account to be activated immediately, you are required to transfer the initial deposit which will be deposited in your account to activate the account before your claims can be transferred out of the suspense account into a normal operative account. Note that funds lodged in suspense account are NON-DEDUCTABLE until it has been transferred to your operative account.
Once your account is opened you will have an account number and a pin code which you will use to access your account through our website for online transfer. Advise us on when payment can be made in order for us to inform you of payment modality and include a scanned copy of your passport.
For verbal clarifications please call Tel: +44-704-573-5449 We look forward for your prompt response. Thank you for banking with us!. Yours in service,Edward Guti L.Accounts Officer Incharge,
_________ MEMBER (AFM)( Rc.NO. 14752) United Kingdom's Authority for the Financial Markets The AFM is the licensed body for securities institutions within the Supervision of the Securities Trade 1995 an affiliate of Group Investments AG. All rights are reserved



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This e-mail is only for the above addressees. It may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not an addressee you must not copy, distribute, disclose or use any of the information in it or any attachments. If you have received it in error please notify the sender and delete it immediately.Lloyds TSB Bank plc. Registered Office: 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN. Registered in England and Wales, number 2065. Lloyds TSB Agency Address: 577 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M21 8AJ Manchester ECN4JP UK Lloyds TSB Scotland plc. Registered Office: Henry Duncan House, 120 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4LH. Registered in Scotland, number 95237. Cheltenham & Gloucester plc. Registered Office: Barnett Way, Gloucester GL4 3RL. Registered in England and Wales, number 2299428. Cheltenham & Gloucester Savings is a division of Lloyds TSB Bank plc.Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Lloyds TSB Scotland plc and Cheltenham & Gloucester plc are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Lloyds TSB Group plc. Registered Office: Henry Duncan House, 120 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4LH. Registered in Scotland, number 95000. Lloyds TSB Group plc is a signatory to the Banking Codes
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