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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found 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.
  • transpaymentcentre@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GLOBAL TRUST" <glodepta4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: transpaymentcentre@excite.com
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:28:45 +0100
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN



ATT: SIR/MADAM,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN
GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT )-DIRECT WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND
TRANSFER. MEANWHILE,IN THIS CASE YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY ( FEES )
STOP SENDING MONEY TO YOUR SO CALLED RERESENTATIVE FOR THERE ARE
SITTING ON IT.

HERE IS ARE HER INFORMATIONS:
NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK, NEW YORK.
BANK ADDRESS:
NEW YORK, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS
WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEHELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.

THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE
SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED
AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND
TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT
OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WORKING DAYS
FROM TODAY.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
BEST REGARDS,
MRS NKECHI EZE.

DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT.

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ( transpaymentcentre@excite.com )
TEL : 234 08 22172116.



MRS. NKECHI.

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