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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:
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • natbankremittancdept@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john okon <johnokon_cbn@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: natbankremittancedept@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:02:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ANSWER REQUIRED.



Attn:
 
My name is Mr. Gordon Bridge. I¢ am the Director Foreign operation Natwest Bank of England; I ¡am directed to contact you on behalf of the management of this Bank urgently to confirm to this office if actually you know one Mrs. Emily Dawson who claims to be your business associate/ partner with an instruction to transfer this fund to her new Bank Account.
 
These are the information forwarded to my desks by Mrs. Emily Dawson of CANADA To re-route your payment into a new bank account number as stated (VACAP Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, CA 23720. Account number 492453201.Routing number: 85226456, Of Mrs. Dawson. The Sum of $6 Million pounds sterling.
 
Be informed here that the total sum to be transferred is #6Million pounds sterling.We need to confirm from you urgently before we conclude our remittance process which has been undergoing verification before we can pay the Money to her new Account and if it's really true that you are dead, if we did not hear from you it automatically means that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Mrs. Emily Dawson is correct.Your swift response will help this Office a lot, email me your current
Information¢s as follows:

1. Copy of your identification to identify you with.
2. Details of your bank. Co-ordinates
3. Your Current telephone number to be able to communicate with you, Email address, fax number. As soon as this information are received we will proceed in releasing you Long awaited fund to you through the assigned designated Paying Bank.Endeavor to reply through my alternative email address: natbankremittancdept@gmail.com
 
Best Regards.
 
Mr. Gordon Bridge.
Director Foreign Operation Dept;National Westminster Bank PLC.

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