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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Scott Barrette <volton_905@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:50:58 -0500 (EST)
Subject: SECURITY MANAGEMENT BOARD


Beijng Anlong Tech & Trade Co. Ltd
SECURITY MANAGEMENT BOARD
ASIS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY WORLDWIDE

From the desk of Beijng Anlong Tech & Trade Co. Ltd, Inline with ASIS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY WORLDWIDE, has negotiated based on information received from General Charles G. Boyd, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Air Force (retired). To contact you on the official payment accrediting of foreign contractor's inheritance funds, un-will inheritance funds, shares deposited funds listed out in our office which was outstanding debt base on the inconveniences and inflict in counted with the payment bodies to the due Beneficiaries.

We are directed to contact you by General Charles, who made the mandate instruction regarding these funds on your behalf, with the fax we received from him recently on your behalf, He enlightened us your integrity and generosity of you through your office and mostly stated his major interest and reasons why these funds should be on your care and transferred into your nominated Bank Account as the beneficiary for the global international business investment they planned for it. The letters and vital document he received from the office of ASIS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY WORLDWIDE and from BARCLEYS BANK PLC LONDON and NATWEST BANK PLC. For the immediate transfer and repatriation of these funds before it get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance company. He issued out basically, the processes of transferring these funds into your nominated Bank Account directly, and he noted out the swift transfer of the money through Telegraphic wired or international bank
draft.

Please you are required to contact via email to the concerned office. [a1_ziton@sizzling.com] All arrangements regarding the swift transfer of this money has been perfectly put in place by General Charles. Based on this, you are required to respond immediately to get all the necessary details. They shall be sending you the copies of the payment slip sequence for immediate confirmation and clearance in the order of General Charles…
Being Anlong Tech & Trade Co. Ltd,
No. 910, Jinseng 9 District,
Chanyany.
Beijng, 10021 CHINA.
E-mail:a1_ziton@sizzling.com
Website: www.anlong.cn
Thanks and be guided accordingly.

Dr.Scott Barrette
Executive Director.


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