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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • cajabnk@madrid.com
  • mrsremainsxxhospital1960@yahoo.com
  • evangelistxxmrsjones05@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "07216934 tunde" <mrsjones61@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:39:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Thank and God Bless


Dearest Pastor

Thank for your mail and this is to inform you that I have already forwarded the contact of the Bank and the Account informations to you,so kindly get in contact with the Bank for the procedures.

Once again I am resending the contact of the Bank and the account information as well and I will send to you the letter of authority tomorrow as my scanner is noty in order presently.

Please, I will like you to be praying for me as I will be going to Kuwait tomorrow for my medical treatment,my Kuwait address is below incase you want to locate me, I want you to take the sum of 20% to cover all the expenses you might spent during this transaction and as you have already demanded in your mail today.

Below is the contact

Bank informations:

Bank:CajaSur Bank
Address: AVDA. ALFONSO XIII, 155,28016 Madrid Spain
Tel: 34 914 146 593 / 34 680 565 591
Fax: 34 911 412 962
Email:cajabnk@madrid.com
Contact: Dr.Gerold Zens

Account informations:

Swift No: IRVT US 3N
Account No: 8900298928
Swift Code: CBININBB BLR
Holders of the account:Late Harry Jones(Snr)
Date opened:15/2/2005
Amount :$8.6Million (Eight Million six hundred thousand U.S. Dollars)

I am hereby committed you into the holy hand of Almighty God for his mercy on you and on your entire family,God is the provider of all need and he shall surely provide for you.

Jesus is lord and our savious.

Your's in Christ,
Mrs Susan Jones Remains,

Faith and Remains Plastic Pipes and Fittings Center
P.O. Box 1653 SAFAT,13017 SAFAT, KUWAIT
Sabhan Industrial Area,Cable:YOUKADASAN
Tel :47438000 - 47438011 - 4730225,Fax : 4718258 - 47641150
Email:mrsremainsxxhospital1960@yahoo.com

Faith and Remains Hospital,
Les Arcades des,5ème étage,Appt 17îlot 5482,
le Lot 1457 Avenue Raoul Follereau,
Abidjan,Côte D'Ivoire
Tel: 22507216934/ 225084440585/ 225200568978
Fax: 225215610038
Email:evangelistxxmrsjones05@yahoo.com


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