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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: London Trust Bank International Plc <info@london-trustbank.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:25:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Accounts department.


London
Trust Bank Plc.

96 Porters close,Greys
Essex, London
RM20 4AS



Attention: Kord Gerhagen.

You have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the UK National Lottery.

All your lottery funds totalling £950,000.00 have been deposited in an expendable account here in our bank, and would be remmitted to you accordingly.

Find below, details of your London Trust expendable account:

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(1). Account name: Kord Gerhagen.

(2). Escrow Account number: 2001678890003.
(3). Registration/Security number: 0043.
(4). Internet-wire transfer code: X0XL8VQ.

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Hence, You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the remmitance of your cash prize to you.With regards to this, there are two options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the them all.

The options, together with their associated costs are presented below:

Option 1:

We can send you a crossed cheque of £950,000.00 which would payable to your bank account or any account of your choice:

Condition/Costs:

Mailing: £205.00
Insurance: £250.00
Vat (5%): £11.75
TOTAL: £466.75

Option 2:

The said amount £950,000.00 will be wired to your bank account via swift bank transfer.

Condition/Costs:

The cost of C.O.T (Cost Of Transfer),which is 0.1% (i.e £950.) of the cash being transferred will be paid by you.

Do endevour to reply us as soon as possible,with the following information below:
(1.)The remittance option which you've choosen.
(2.)Your bank details(if you have chosen option 2 bank transfer.)
(3.)Attach a scanned copy of either your driver's licence, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document and send to us for identification purposes.

Having done this,you would be given proper guidelines on how to go about sending the payment.

Note: that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.Moreover,you are reqiured to send payment charges of whatever option you have chosen to our accounts officer.


Warm regards,




Jim Applegate
Accounts department.

Phone: +44-701-711-8250.
+44-701-112-7476.

Fax no: +44-870-974-7758.
+44-703-184-0131.







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