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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "dormant account" (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: "Mr David Paul" <mr.david_paul@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:16:25 -0700
Subject: From Mr. David Paul



From: Mr. David Paul,
Investment/Financial Consultant,
Allied Irish Bank (GB)
St James's House, Charlotte Street,
Manchester M1 4DZ,
United Kingdom
www.aibgb.co.uk

Attn,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your
personal ethics although. Be so kind to contact me at your
earliest convenient for a possible business deal involving
money transfer of about £25,000,000 (Twenty-Five Million
British Pounds).

In one of our peroidic auditing, I discorved a dormant
accounts with holding balance of 25,000,000 (Twenty-Five
Million British Pounds) which has not been operated for the
past three years. From my investigations and confirmations,
the owner of this account is a foreigner by name Mr.
Gregory.B.Wilson,and he died without a WILL.I am presently
in London working as an investment consultant with the above
bank at their London office. And I am poised to work this
deal out if we can do business.

As at this moment,I am constrained to issue more details
about this business until your response is received. As we
have not meet before,I will give you every details you need
to know regarding the business, and about me as we progress
with the business.

So send me your nominate account information as states below
where you like the money to be transfer so that I will write
and apply an application for the release of the fund
immediately into your account.

Beneficiary Name.......
Bank Name..............
Bank Address...........
Account Number.........
Swift Code.............
Routing Number.........
State & Country........
Your Tel/Fax Number....For easy communication.

I look forward to hear from you as soon as possible.

Warmest regards,
Mr. David Paul,

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