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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 us dollars" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Standard Chartered Bank & Associates." <info@indomitablemartialart.org>
Reply-To: transfer_account_scb@london-standardchart-bnk.com
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:09:08 +0000
Subject: Standard Chartered Bank UK.

Standard Chartered Bank UK.
Registered in England. Registered No: 1026167.
Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place,
London,
E14 5HP.
United Kingdom.

This message is to notify you that an amount worth of 8,500,000 million
US DOLLARS is available for you at Standard Chartered Bank UK .And as
your email is randomly selected amongst others, you automatically
become the NEXT OF KIN to the account and should claim the money
immediately. I have been instructed that the 8,500,000 million US DOLLARS
should
be transfered to you .And as you are the next of kin to the account NO
098-4567890-2345 at Standard Chartered Bank UK, we are required to
forward the total amount due to you immediately . But your response is
highly needed as to where the funds will be wired to.


Moreso, you will be required to sign the necessary papers for the
transfer and send them back immediately for processing, before the 8,500,000
US DOLLARS will be wired to you .Please your co-orperation is highly
essential and all transactions must be kept confidential.


You are required to provide me the below information and reply my email
as soon as possible.

FULLNAME..............................................................
ADDRESS................................................................
CITY, STATE, COUNTRY...
ZIPCODE................................................................
MOBLIE PHONE NO......................................................
OCCUPATION................................................................
MARITAL STATUS........................................................


Also note that the bank will not be liable to any government charges as
you will have to clear the Taxes , Ach Wire transfer fee and Power of
Attorney fees Yourself .And as soon as you complete the necessay
procedures, the 8,500,000 million US DOLLARS will be wired to you immediately
You can also reply me via my personal email address which is
transfer_account_scb@london-standardchart-bnk.com


CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN ,


Thanks for your anticipated action and i hope to hear back from you as
soon as possible ,

Regards,

JAMES THOMAS
FUND RELEASE MANAGER
transfer_account_scb@london-standardchart-bnk.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam