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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:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: FINANCIAL TRUST BANK <finacialbank_directorpayment@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:19:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT COMPLY WITH FINANCIAL BANK


OFFICE OF CHIEF BONNI YAYI GCFR
PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF
ARMED FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC

Attention Honoreble Contractor/Beneficiay


FINANCIAL TRUST BANK PLC
Online Account Name: Herman Wannler
Online Account Password................
Online Account: 111993776
Online Account Number:3083695038
Type of Account: International Debit ATM card Loaded.
Amount on account: 1.5millions ATM card loaded.

DEAR: Chuck Palanca

DEBIT ATM PAYMENT REGISTRATION.

How are you doing today Herman Wannler? Thanks for your update.



ATTN: BENEFICIARY:
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

>From the records of outstanding undeliverring funds own for forigner cooperative which their bank draft failed undeliverring through courrier and it was submited and deposited the draft here in this bank, through courrier & security company, with adviced of our Federal Government, to issured your bank draft to ATM ACCOUNT PAYMENT. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your bank draft is US$1.500.000.00 international bank draft and now it was made up to ATM PAYMENT CARD.

Kindly re-confirm to me your mailling address where to get you your ATM, you will par registration charged $135.00 only to receive your ATM PAYMENT CARD: You can comply with us immediately you received this email for more details to proceed on your ATM registration, for further discussion and more details information to deliver you your draft through ups company. urgent comply.

Thanks. Regards,

Thanks and have a great Days in our Lord.



Regards.









CC: Maj Gen AA Adele



CC: Prof. Chugene Chen.
Executive governor,
Finacial Trust Bank (FTB).




YOUR URGENT COOPERATE IS WAITING TO PROCEED.











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