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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to 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)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  
• 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.
  • j.bowline@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JIM BOWLINE <jimbowline1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: j.bowline@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:10:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: MY SECOND EMAIL TO YOU.


MR. JIM BOWLINE
BANK EXECUTIVE OFFICER
LONDON - UK .
EMAIL; j.bowline@yahoo.com

RE- BANK TRANSFER


Dear Friend,

I got your contact during my search for a reliable
trust worthy and honest person to introduce this
transfer project to and my name is Mr.Jim Bowline and
I am the manager of a Bank here in London . I am a
British citizen with two kids. I am writing to solicit
your assistance in the noble transfer of 2,500,000.00
British Pounds ( TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
BRITISH POUNDS STERLING ONLY ) .

This fund was a Maximum Return Capital ( MRC) of one
of our investors who died almost NINE years ago
without a next of kin to inherit the money. The
policy of our bank is that any account that remains
dormant for TEN years should be closed hence I want to
move this money into your account before the deceased
account is closed next year. Based on this policy
therefore, I have since last three years placed this
amount of 2,500.000.00 British Pounds (Two Million
Five hundred Thousand United British Pounds) on a
SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary. As an officer
of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this
money thus I am requesting for your assistance to
receive this money into your bank account.

There are practically no risk involved in this
transaction. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer
to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel and
all I need from you is the details of any bank you
feel that I can wire the fund. If you are interested,
please indicate so that we can discuss how you, me and
my colleague in our bank will share the money the
moment your account is credited.

I will appreciate your timely response after which I
will give you details of myself including the name of
my bank and other relevant details you may wish to
know ETC.

Best regards,

Mr.JIM BOWLINE
Email; j.bowline@yahoo.com

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