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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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Fraud email example:

From: intcontlalliance@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 07:10:50 -0400
Subject: INTER CONTINENTAL ALLIANCE FINANCE & SECURITIES






INTER CONTINENTAL ALLIANCE FINANCE & SECURITIES.
De Boelelaan 1105 1081HV,
Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Tel: +31-649-216-997
Fax: +31-205-248-770
E-mail:intcontlalliance@netscape.net
E-mail:continentalalliance@accountant.com

Attn: J. Bonacho,

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your e-mail and to confirm the validity of the winning notification. Be informed that you have been approved to receive the sum of Eur1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros Only),as the new winner of the last Lottery held by Winx Lotto International,The Netherlands.

We the entire member of Inter Continental Alliance Finance & Securities wish to congratulate you for being one of the lucky winners of this year category. This is an independent promotion and is unconnected to any publication. No purchase necessary. Be informed that this lottery promotion was conducted through the Internet worldwide random selection, the participants and winners where picked randomly through a computer ballot system and you have been picked as one of the lucky winners. You are advised to treat this with all seriousness.

However, your funds are presently domiciled in the Automated suspense account (ASA) of the Central Bank of The Netherlands and because of this, we are advising you to open a new account with us so that your funds can be transferred from the central bank suspense account into your bank account with us and subsequently your funds will be further transfered to any designated bank account of your choice. For now, your funds will remain in the Automated Suspense Account pending on when you open a normal account with us to receive your funds from the ASA of the central bank.

NOTE: funds in a suspense account can neither be transferred nor deducted from,until the holding bank (Inter Continental Alliance Finance & Securities)in this instance,formally open a normal account for the beneficiaries to receive their various funds. After then, the funds can then be remitted to the beneficiary of the new account. These measures are standard financial
regulations by European Central Bank (ECB) since the commencement of the global fight against terrorism and the enactment of the new anti-money laundry acts. This is also in line with the European law guiding all financial matters in an
attempt to curb unlawful tempering of funds.

ACCOUNT OPTIONS:

We have different types of accounts for your class of funds transfer; the 'Savings account', 'Current account' and the Corporate account. The flexibility of the Saving's account is that you can transfer your funds (Eur1,000,000.00) from here to your account in your country in a minimum of Eight(8)Working days,while current account gives you the same flexibility and need a minimum of Five(5)Working days for your funds to be in your local account and finally the
cooperate account though gives you the same flexibility but the remittance of your funds can be completed in One(1)day.

Note: You must open one of these accounts to facilitate the transfer of your funds from the central bank's automated suspense account for onward remittance to your account of your choice.To proceed with this transaction therefore, you need to inform us of your choice of account so that we can furnish you with the basic requirements: Minimum Initial Deposit (minimum opening balance). We will also send to you the account opening form/fund release order, to fill and return to us within the next 24hrs.

Finally, kindly notify this office the type of account you wish to set up with this financial institution, and also furnish us the following:

1. Full Names / Address:

2. Nationality / Place of Birth:

3. Sex / Marital Status:

4. Occupation :

5. Telephone/Fax Number:

Thanks for banking with us.

We await your immediate response.

Best regards.

Mrs.Linda Van Dak,
For Mr. Mike Anderson,
(International Remittance Department).
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