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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • marce_gonz_1965@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Marcelle Gonzalez <marce-gonz@bancoatlantico.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:06:46 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: BUSINESS/PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL ( PROPUESTA de NEGOCIO/ASOCIACION )



THE EASTERN DISTRICT ( Banco Atlántico ) BANCO de ESPAÑA, MADRID.
( El BANCO De` ESPAÑA )

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

HOW IS BUSINESS,HOPE IS GOING WELL.
I AM MRS MARCELLE GONZALEZ,THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE ABOVE BANK. THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1980 AND SINCE 1995 TILL DATE, NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN EVER SINCE.
AND IF THIS FUNDS ARE NOT TRANSFERED ON TIME,IT WILL ASSUMMED THAT THE ACCOUNT OWNER IS DEAD, AND THE FUNDS WILL BE CONVERTED TO THE SPANIAN GOVERNMENT'S AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' TREASURY.
SO IN ORDER TO MAKE FOR OURSELVES A LIFE FORTUNE, I AND FEW OTHER TOP STAFFS IN THIS BANK, NOW HAVE THE COURAGE TO ASK YOU OR ANYONE INTERESTED TO LOOK FOR A TRUTHFUL AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL BE CAPABLE FOR THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET US DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN FUTURE.
AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES IN THE BANK'S RECORDS,
I DISCOVERED THAT IF WE DO NOT REMITT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY,
IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING JUST LIKE I SAID EARLIER.
THE REAL OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS SIR. SMITH B. ANDREAS.
A FOREIGNER, RESEARCHER AND THE MANAGER OF PETRO-TECHNICAL SUPPORTS SEVICES, A CHEMICAL ENGINEER BY PROFESSION AND UNTIL HIS DEATH, HE IS INTO OIL BUNKERING.
BUT SINCE 1990, IN THE ACT OF FULFILING HIS JOB RESEARCH HE DIED.
NO OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANY THING CONCERNING IT, NOT EVEN A NEXT OF KIN TO ACT AS BENEFICIARY. THE ACCOUNT HAS NO OTHER BENEFICIARY THAT WE KNOW OF, AND MY INVESTIGATION HAS PROVED TO ME AS WELL THAT, THIS BANK DOES NOT KNOW THE PRESENT SITUATION ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS THE TOTAL SUM OF $USD 76,561,800 APPROXIMATELY.
I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGNER'S ACCOUNT ABROAD, BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER, I AM ONLY CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY "CANNOT" BE APPROVED TO A BANK HERE, BUT CAN ONLY BE APPROVED TO ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN [ US$ DOLLARS ] BECAUSE THE REAL ACCOUNT OWNER IS A FOREIGNR.
I KNOW THAT THIS MASSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW EACHOTHER BEFORE, BUT BE REST ASSURED THAT IT IS REAL AND A RISK FREE GENUINE BUSINESS. I ONLY GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM INDISCREET SEARCH, WITH BELIEVE IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS.

YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT I HAVE CONTACTED IN THIS BUSINESS,
SO PLEASE KEEP IT TO YOURSELF AND REPLY URGENTLY IF REALLY INTERESTED, OR BETTER STILL,IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS STRONGLY INTERESTED,
PLEASE DO MAKE IT A CONFIDENTIAL ONE TO THAT PERSON.
SO IF YOU ARE VERY INTERESTED OR KNOW ANYBODY WHO CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE;

THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE PROVIDED:

(A) YOUR FULL NAMES, PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER
FOR FAST AND EASY COMMUNICATION .

(B) YOUR BANK DETAILS WHICH INCLUDES; YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NAME AND
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER WHERE YOU WANT THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFERED,
YOUR BANK NAME AND BANK FULL ADDRESS.

ALL THESE ARE NECESSARY FOR FAST AND EASY TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS.
THEREAFTER, I WILL INFORM YOU ON THE NEXT URGENT STEP TO TAKE.

I WANT US TO SEE FACE TO FACE OR SIGN SOME DOCUMENTS AS AN AGREEMENT TO BIND US TOGETHER SO THAT YOU CAN RECIEVE THIS MONEY INTO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT OR ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMMITTED.
AND TWO OR THREE OF US INVOLVED WILL LATER FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR WITHDRAWAL AND SHARING AND DO OTHER INVESTMENTS OF WHICH YOU CAN BE A REPRESENTATIVE THERE, SHOULD INCASE WE FIND YOU VERY TRUST WORTHY.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO INVOLVE A FOREIGNER WITH A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND AS A FOREIGN BENEFICIARY.
WE NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION TO MAKE THIS WORK FINE,BECAUSE THE AGREEMENT AND AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS IS READY TO APPROVE THIS MONEY TO ANY FOREIGNER WHO HAS CORRECT INFORMATION OF THIS ACCOUNT, WHICH WE WILL GIVE TO YOU IMMEDIATELY IF YOU AGREE AND WITH THE CAPABILITY THAT YOU CAN HANDLE SUCH AN AMOUNT IN STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY AND TRUST ACCORDING TO OUR INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE.
WE NEED A TRUTHFUL PERSON IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE MISTAKE.I NEED YOUR STRONG ASSURANCE AND TRUST.
WITH OUR VARIOUS POSITIONS NOW IN THIS BANK, WE CAN TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY FOREIGNER'S RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHICH YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH ASSURANCE THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING OUR PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING.
THIS OPPORTUNITY MAY NEVER COME AGAIN IN OUR LIFE TIME, FOR IF THIS IS CARRIED SUCCESSFULLY, IT WILL BE FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFITS. WE WILL DESTROY ALL LEGAL AND AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS OF TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY WE RECIEVE THIS MONEY LEAVING NO TRACE TO ANY PLACE.
YOU CAN ALSO COME TO DISCUSS WITH ME FACE TO FACE AFTER WHICH I WILL MAKE THIS REMITTANCE IN YOUR PRESENCE, AND TWO OR THREE OF US WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY AT LEAST TWO DAYS AHEAD BEFORE THE MONEY GETS
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. I WILL APPLY FOR AN ANNUAL LEAVE TO GET VISA IMMEDIATELY. I WILL HEAR FROM YOU THAT YOU ARE READY TO ACT AND RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE DECEASED.
I WILL USE MY POSITION AND INFLUENCE TO EFFECT LEGAL APPROVALS AND ONWARD TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE FORMS OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPARTMENTS.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CO-OPERATION.
(DA LAS GRACIAS PARA SU TIEMPO Y la COOPERACION).

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY VIA EMAIL.
(ESPERO SU CONTESTACION más TEMPRANA VIA CORREO ELECTRONICO).


YOURS SINCERELY

MRS MARCELLE GONZALEZ B.Sc. ; B.Sc.(Acc.) Hons ; MBA .
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
El BANCO de ESPAÑA
( Banco Atlántico )

NB: Pls all interested correspondence should reply to my personal email address below
for confidentiality:

mailto: { marce_gonz_1965@yahoo.co.uk }

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