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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:
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "asopaulka001 asopaulka001" <asopaulka072@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:11:34 +0000
Subject: CREDIT CARD and BANK LOGINS: CONFIDENTIAL


Hello,

My name is Trevor Smith. I am working as an Information Technology
Specialist with a Top Level International Banking group in London. My
job exposes me to various corporate databases that include millions of
our customer details. These include full credit card details of our
corporate, business and individual customers. I have similar
information for the internet banking account credentials (login
details+various security tests). Many of these instruments have good
balances(limits) from GBP5,000.00 to GBP50,000,000.00.

In view of the present credit crunch and the imminent massive sack of
thousands of staff, I have just decided make this move on time to
guarantee my financial future. All you have to do is to use the card
to make purchases or retrieve cash. These cards could be used in more than
60
countries. You may also transfer money from the internet account to
any other bank account of your choice. You can also make huge purchases
using the
internet account. Most of these accounts and cards belong to high
net-worth clients and adequately insured that suspicious transaction
on them may not be discovered in a long time.

Once we agree on what you need, I will even send you a security code
to confirm the balance using Bank's Secure Telephone Server.

Please contact me on this email address
T.smith@citibank-clearinghouse.co.uk as soon as possible to arrange to
send you the details. Please treat this as confidential.

Have a nice day.

Trevor.

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