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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • rev.pastorbob_divine@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rev.pastorbob_divine@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:53:00 +0100
Subject: HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND

Attn: Sir/Madam,

Good day, I saw your name (in the Central Computer among the
list of unpaid contractors, inherited funds as next of kin
and lotto beneficiaries that originated from Africa, Europe,
Asia, Middle east and America ). Your name appeared among
the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of
($4.8M), Four million Eight Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars and has been approved already. You are requested to
get back to me for more direction and instruction on how to
receive your funds.

However, we received an email from one Mr. Robert Walter who
told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a
car accident last week. He has also submitted his account
for us to transfer the funds to him. Dr Robert Walter's
account co-ordinate is as stated below;
Bank of Lebanon
A/c no: 890458984589
Routing No: bl 275-79665
Aba no: BL-ANAJFG-FL
Ben: Dr Robert Water

We want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to
confirm if his claim of you being dead is true or not. I, on
behalf of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) apologizes
for the failure to pay your funds in due time which
according to records in the system is long overdue.


My layer will call you as soon as i hear from you,please
send your information bellow:

1.YOU FULL NAMES
2.YOU TOLEPHONE NUMBER AND YOU FAX NUMBER
3.YOU CONTACT ADDRESS
4.YOU AGE AND YOU PRROFESSION

Please, reply through the system operartor, Rev.Pastor Bob
Divine on email:
rev.pastorbob_divine@yahoo.fr

Yours Sincerely,
Rev.Pastor Bob Divine
On Behalf Of
Mr Rodrigo de Rato Figaredo
Managing Director, IMF
http://www.imf.org/external/np/omd/bios/rrf.htm

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