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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Westpac Payment Office <westpac-payment@wpac-online-transfer.au.tc>
Reply-To: Westpac Payment Office <info_gailkelly_westpac_ceo@rocketmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:21:57 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: DID YOU?


Welcome to
Westpac, The Australia's First Bank.
283-285 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
1300 369
876 
Website: http://westpac-plc.au.tc/

...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
        UPDATE YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT FOR SECURITY REASONS IN REGARDS
TO THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND. ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Attention From Mrs. Gail
Kelly the (CEO) of Westpac, the first female CEO of a major Australian
bank.

Alerting you based on one  Mr. Dale Green has sent mail to the office
claiming that you have instructed him to come and pay the access charge to
receive the payment on your behalf with some representatives. I have ask them to
come back tomorrow as they did not provide any power of an attorney from you
which will proof that you thoroughly send them, This was to enable me contact
you to verify how genuine this people are to you.

I hereby send to you the information
submitted by Mr. Dale Green U.S.A of Florida group Ltd, with an application to
pay the access charge in other to have access to transfer money from your online
account to his bank account, Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to
verify the following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything
about this.


1. Did you instruct one Mr. Dale Green of USA Florida group Ltd. whose information's is below, to
claim and receive the payment on your behalf?

2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making him
the current beneficiary with the following account details: 

Account Name: Dale Green Group Ltd, 
A/C #USD114-1025567-8, 
Bank
Name: City Bank of Canada 
Swift Code: SBCL 11K333.

Finally, you are hereby advised to
indicate to this honorable office with immediate effect, if you are the person
that instructed Mr. Dale Green to come for the claim of your fund worth of
$10,500.000.00 (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), to
enable us endorse for the final payment approval order on his behalf, As he is
ready to pay the access charge to have the online account details. Should In case you need any more
information, Call My Secretory David Smith Immediately on
+612-937-47237


Endeavor to send your reply for urgent attention We shall be waiting for
your urgent and prompt response.

 
Best Regards,
Gail Kelly
CEO Westpac Australia .

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