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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:
  • ",000,000" (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 next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +622194197944 (Indonesia, probably a mobile phone)
• 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.
  • bankcentralasiajkt@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Timipre Sylva <timipreesylva@windowslive.com>
Reply-To: <timipsylva@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 02:04:24 +0100
Subject: Attn:Urgent Proposal




Bank Central Asia Tbk,PT Wisma
BCA, JalanJendral Sudirman Kav
22-23, Jakarta 12920,Indonesia.
Treasury 48018 MEBFX EM
Tel: +62 21 9419 7944.




Email: bankcentralasiajkt@gmail.com
Attn: Sir/Madam,

I got your contact through my personal search to see if you can assist us by providing your safe bank account for this transfer or find a reliable person who will be capable of receiving such amount in his or her personal account.

My name is Timipre Sylva, the operational manager in account management section in charge of credit and foreign bills in Bank Central Asia Jakarta Indonesia.
I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank who was killed while attending a rally in Rawalpindi in Pakistan on 27th December 2007(BENAZIR BHUTTO).

She has an account opened in our bank since 2000 by herself and no member of her family was included in the next of kin or 'WILL' attached to the account, Since she opened the account till her death. I am personally her account manager and no withdrawal has been made since she opened the account. Since she has no next of kin and has not been operating this account, thereby nobody knows about account except my manager, we deem it necessary to evacuate this money immediately for our personal use and investment overseas.

The total amount involved is 75,000,000.00 USD. [Seventy Five Million United States Dollar] We wish to start all transfers at once. Upon successful agreement without any disappointment from your side; we shall provide all the related documents to backup the transaction.

I have secretly discussed this matter with the general manager of the bank who I must involve in order to have a smooth and a successful transfer of the fund to any foreign bank account, which anybody is going to nominate. On this note, I decided to seek for a reliable foreigner who will act as the foreign beneficiary of the fund from the deceased by providing his/her bank account where the fund will be transferred for immediate investment on any viable project as no one can lay hand or come up to claim it.

We shall retire from the bank upon successful transfer of this money to any trusted and favorable individual who will assist us with his/her account to be used to host this fund. Meanwhile, we have some of our customers who might be interested in this, but for security reasons, we decided to reach out to outsiders so that it will bring a good facelift to the transfer.
At the conclusion of the transfer 60% of the fund will be for us (me and my manager), you shall take 25% of the total sum, while the remaining 15% will be set aside to settle any expenses incurred by both parties.

Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you detailed information about the transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is 100% risk and trouble free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities will be taken care of and will be finalized within 7 to 10 working days.

If you are interested in this transaction kindly send me an e-mail indicating your interest so that I can send you the details without delay.
Regards,Timipre Sylva







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