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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 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.
  • cajamadrid.es@madrid.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MARTIN TANJUL ." <martintanjull@yahoo.es>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:54:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM MARTIN TANJUL


HELLO
I HAVE TO THANK YOU FIRSTLY FOR INDICATING INTREST IN THE PROPOSAL WHICH I SENT TO YOU.THIS MONEY HAVE BEING IN THIS BANK SINCE 2003. I PERSONALLY MONITORED THE ACCOUNT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE OWNER HAS DIED DUE TO THE BOMB BLAST IN SPAIN.

WELL, I WANT YOU TO PROVIDE THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION TO WHERE THIS MONEY CAN BE TRANSFERED. MEANWHILE, YOU ARE TO SEND YOUR INFORMATION SO THAT I MAY KNOW WHOM I AM DEALING WITH.THIS TRANSACTION IS OF HIGH PRERORITY OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN THAT, AS A BANK MANAGER, I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT ACCORDDING TO THE RULES OF TRANSFER WHICH I KNOW THAT YOUR ASSISTANCE WILL HELP IN MAKING IT WORK OUT.

PLEASE MY GOOD FRIEND, DO GET BACK TO ME BECAUSE, I WANT US TO START THE TRANSFER PROCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DO NOTE THAT, AT THE END OF THIS JULY, THE BANK WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN THIS MONEY AS SURPLUS TO THE BANK BENEFIT. AND AS A PERSON, I WILL NOT LIKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PASS BY. PLEASE I WAIT EARNESTLY FOR YOUR REPLY OR CALL.
THANKS
MARTIN TANJUL

REGIONAL BANK MANAGER
CAJA MADRID BANK
MADRID-SPAIN.

RE: LATE MR RAUL GOMEZ

SIR, THE ABOVE NAME PERSON IS MY ELDER BROTHER WHO HAPPENS TO LIVE IN SPAIN UNTILLS HIS DATE ON THE FATEFULL DAY OF THE BOOM BLAST IN 2004. SINCE HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEING GOING THROUGH HIS INVESTMENTS AND OTHER PROPERTIES, AND WE FOUND OUT THAT HE HAS AN ACCOUNT IN YOUR BANK. THE FAMILY HAVE SUPPORTED ME TO STAND AND CLAIM THE MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN YOUR BANK.

ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU MIGHT REQUIRED IN THIS MOVEMENT WILL BE GLADLY BE SUBMITTED TO YOU THROUGH OUR LAWYER IN SPAIN.

THANKS.

BANK NAME: CAJA MADRID BANK
EMAIL ADDRESS: cajamadrid.es@madrid.com
CONTACT PERSON: JUAN BUENO
OFFICE ADDRESS:CALLE-RENFE Nº 1 FLOOR 1-3
MADRID SPAIN.

JUST COPY THIS MAIL AND WRITE TO THE BANK OFFICIALLY, I WILL BE THE ONE TO GIVE APPROVAL TO PAY. MEANWHILE I WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE ON THIS.
MARTIN





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