419 scam: "Daniel Jude"<lttrwnwinner4@gmail.com> TRANSFER OF YOUR LONG OVERDUE FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "offshore 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 next of kin scam.
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.
- lttrwnwinner4@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Daniel Jude" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:04:44 +0100
Subject: TRANSFER OF YOUR LONG OVERDUE FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT

EURO CREDIT BOND AND TRUST SERVICES
Payment Division (Headquarters)
United Kingdom
Email: lttrwnwinner4@gmail.comm

Dear Sir/Madam

INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH YOUR INHERITANCE, CONTRACT OR LOTTERY CLAIMS FUNDS VIA TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER

We at this organisation wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review and evaluation of your inheritance/ contract and (or) lottery funds in conjunction with the World Bank, office of the Auditor General and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for immediate transfer of the above quoted fund to your designated bank account from their offshore account with us. Also included in this category of payment are lottery claims.

We have the report that you have been going through hard times trying to see to the transfer of this money, you have also spent lots of money but your funds were still delayed by dubious officials and bureaucratic bottlenecks.

Meanwhile, a woman came to our office a few days ago with letter of authority from a British high court, claiming to be your true representative. Here are her information's for you to reconfirm to this office if this woman is truly from you or not so that the Euro Credit Bond Trust Services will not be held responsible for paying into the wrong account: Name: Lisa Huston, Bank Name: Bank of America, Bank Address, USA, Account number: 503809428. As soon as we receive your confirmation, we will commence with all necessary procedures in other to pay you this fund, otherwise you are to let us know and confirm your details to us to enable us process payment in your favour.

For further details and assistance on this Remittance Notification kindly forward your full details viz: FULL NAME, CONTACT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS directly to email address: lttrwnwinner4@gmail.com

Yours sincerely,
Daniel Jude
Head International Transfer Banking Division.
EURO CREDIT BOND AND TRUST SERVICES

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