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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: frank williams <frank10_willimbo01@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <frank_willimbo06@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:07:00 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION CONFIRMATION




Good Day.
Sir
Our bank writes to inform you the beneficiary of fund that your payment wire transfer confirmation has been affected O.K but WITHELD, Due to non availability of payment wire transfer registration clearance satisfactory note from the Federal Government Authorities, authorizing our bank to release and confirm your transaction wire transfer to your nominated account. We are making arrangements to get the clearance on your behalf and I will like you to forward the following for verification: 1. Your Full Name: 2. Your Complete Address: 3. Direct Telephone Mobile and Fax Number 4. Your Bank details where the fund will be wired.

Please note that our bank shall be obligated to release your wire transfer confirmation slip indicating the transfer confirmation of your transaction to our correspondence Bank once we receive your information.
We await your urgent response and revert back to the front desk officer
With Kindest Regards

Chief Frank Williams.
Head of Foreign Payment Department
Phone: 234 – 803 761 9899

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