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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • williams_02mails@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "dan william" <danuel021@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williamsmails_02@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:22:18 +0100
Subject: FROM: MR. DAN WILLIAMS

FROM: MR. DAN WILLIAMS
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER.
LEICESTER CURRENCY
SWISS PLATINIUM BANK PLC lONDON-UK
CHEQUE/DRAFT DEPARTMENT
TELEGRAM: FGUKFOREX
Email: williams_02mails@yahoo.it

Dear:Sir/Ma,

I am Mr Dan Williams, Director allocation department
from the (Swiss Platinium Bank Plc,)London Branch. My
office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks
and financialinstitutions in United Kingdom concerned
with foreign claim
payments.

I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance
of huge fundsmoving within banks both on the local and
international levels in line with foreign claim
settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be
transferred to some nominated accounts as these
accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits and
over-invoiced sum etc.

0n this note, I wish to have a deal with you as
regards to an unpaid fund. I have a file before me and
the data's are correct and un-tampered.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these
surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and
Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits,I have the
opportunity to write you based on the instructions I
received two days ago from the Foreign Debts
reconciliation dept to submit the List of payment
reports /expenditures and audited reports of revenues.
Among several others, I have decided to remit your
claim sum following my idea that we can have a
deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

My conditions:

1. The sum of 9.7 Million Pounds only will be transfer
into your account after the proccessing of all
relevant legal documents with your name as the bonfide
beneficary,the transfer will be made by Draft or
telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable
in 3 working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all
correspondence will be strictly by email / telephone,
for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem
associated with your fund release are caused by your
agents or representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you to send
the following:

A: Your Full name and address
B: Your direct telephone number
C. Occupation
D: Age/Marital Status

The transfer will commence without delay as I will
proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule
instantly to meet the three days mandate.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have this funds
transferred.

Waiting for your soonest reply.

Faithfully

MR. DAN WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR ALLOCATION DEPARTMENT
SWISS PLATINIUM BANK PLC
lONDON-UNITED KINGDOM

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