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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:

• 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.
  • foreignremitdeptoffice.texasusa@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "info_koffi125@terra.es" <info_koffi125@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:31:03 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: ATTENTION:




ATTENTION:

SIR/MADAM:

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

THIS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR TOTAL FUNDS HAS BEEN TRANSFER/RELEASE TO YOUR CORRESPONDENT BANK IN AMERICA THROUGH OUR FEDERAL RESERVE ACCOUNT IN TEXAS. HOWEVER THE BANK AGENT WHO ASSISTED YOU, TO SEE THAT YOUR (TOTAL FUNDS $4.5 MILLION) WIRE TRANSFER IS BEEN MADE INTO YOUR DOMINATED ACCOUNT IS IN TEXAS NOW. SO PLEASE DO NOT WASTE ANYTIME GO AHEAD AND CONTACT HIM IMMEDIATELY SOON YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY WITH THE BELLOW INFORMATIONS.

NAME OF THE BANK AGENT IS:

NAME: MR ANTHONY JEFFERSON

OFFICE TELEPHONE: 1-232-714-1471

MOBIL TELEPHONE: 2-341-408-8203

E-MAIL: foreignremitdeptoffice.texasusa@yahoo.com

NOTE: SOON YOU CONTACT THE BANK AGENT IN TEXAS KINDLY FORWARD TO ME A RETURN MAIL TO ENABLE ME KNOW THAT YOU HAVE REACH THE BANKER AND YOUR TOTAL FUNDS IS BEEN REMITTED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT ACCORDINGLY. I AM VERY SORRY FOR ALL THE INCONVINENCES IT MAY HAVE COURSED YOU SO FAR THEN

THANKS FOR YOUR MAXIMUM CO-COPERATION.

AWAITS YOUR URGENT RESPONSES.

YOURS IN SERVICE.

MR. KOFFI BUCKNOR.

ECO-BANK PLC.

BENIN DU REPUBLIQUE





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