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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "foreign remittance 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.
  
• 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.
  • revjohnwilliams1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rev john <revjohn_williams1_1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:12:49 -0400
Subject: BANK OF ENGLAND LEGAL DEPARTMENT.



BANK OF ENGLANDTHREADNEEDLE STREETLONDON EC2R 8AHFROM: REV.JOHN WILLIAMS.REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY THE RECEIPT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND IN BANK OF ENGLAND LONDON.THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN RECEIVED HERE IN BANK OF ENGLAND WITH THE ABOVE CONTACT ADDRESS ON THE 30TH JULY 2007 AND HAS BEEN APPROVED TO BE RELEASE TO YOU, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT AGENT NOMINATED BY THE BOARD OF COMMITTEE FOR FUND TRANSFER. IT IS IN YOUR OWN INTEREST TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH WHOSOEVER IT MAY BE AND CORRESPOND ONLY TO THE FINANCIAL OFFICER (DR CHARLES BEEN OF THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT) DESIGNATED TO PAY YOUR FUNDS DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT VIA WIRE TRANSFER FROM BANK OF ELAND LONDON. DUE TO IMPOSTERS, THE WORLD BANK AND UNITED NATIONS HAVE MANDATED THAT HENCEFORTH EVERY FOREIGN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BEING CARRIED OUT WITH ANY OUTSIDE PERSONAL, OUTSIDE THE UNDERSTATED OFFICER SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD AND EVERY PAYMENT INFORMATION FORWARDED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT TRANSFER, BUSINESS IN THIS CATEGORIES, CONTRACTS EXECUTED WITH THE GOVERNMENTS, NNPC, CONTRACTOR'S, BENEFICIARY'S, INTERNATIONAL LOTTOS GAMES WINNINGS, NEXT OF KIN PAYMENTS AND ALL FORMS OF TRANSACTIONS IN LIKE MANNERS ARE DIRECTED TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER INFORMATION FOR YOUR FUND PAYMENT AS IT HAS BEEN APPROVED PROVIDED ALL INFORMATIONS ARE INTACT AND CORRECT INFORMATIONS AND BANK DETAILS RESENT FOR FINAL FUND TRANSFER. MEANWHILE, A GENTEL MAN WROTE A LATTER TO THIS OFFICE LAST WEEK, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE IS HIS INFORMATION FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS MAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE HSBC BANK PLC WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT BANK NAME:WHITNEY NATIONAL BANKBRANCH:RYAN STREET BRANCHADD:3401 RYAN STREETjLAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 70605 USA.BANKERS SWIFT CODE: WHITUS44ABA: 065000171ACCOUNT NAME: J. P. CHAMBERLAINACCOUNT NUMBER: 713755814 PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS GENTEL MAN IS FROM YOU. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOURE FUND WILL BE REMITTED TO YOU AS, THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF. INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOW: - 1) YOUR FULL NAME.2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #.3) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS4) COMPANY NAME, OFFICE POSITION AND COMPANY ADDRESS.5) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.6) WORKING I'D / INT'L PASSPORT. IT IS UNQUESTIONABLE THAT AT THE RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION YOUR PAYMENT WILL CERTAINLY BE MADE ABLE TO YOU IN INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD / CERTIFIED DRAFT / WIRE TRANSFER AT YOUR REQUEST AFTER THE APPROVAL OF YOUR INFORMATION VALID, THIS IS AS A RESULT OF THE ON-GOING DRIVE OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO UPDATE ITS BOOKS AND CLEAR OVERDUE PAYMENTS TO ALL RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARIES / HEIRS. THEREFORE I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU PROMPTLY AND HUMBLY RESPOND TO THIS NOTIFICATION LETTER IMMEDIATELY THROUGH THIS EMAIL:revjohnwilliams1@yahoo.fr.
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE COURSED YOU FROM THE CORRESPONDENT BANK, I PROMISE YOU OF MY FULL COOPERATION OF YOUR TRANSFER IN WHATEVER MANNER YOU DEEM FIT TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND. CONGRATULATION!!YOURS IN SERVICE,REV.JOHN WILLIAMSFROM: BANK OF ENGLAND LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
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