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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:
  • "transfer into your 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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • infor_trustbankplc@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "williams John agudo" <agudo04@klikni.cz>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 09:51:40 +0100
Subject: CONTACT FINANCIAL BANK PLC


Antt My Dear,

Its my pleasure to inform you that i have verified from the bank director
regarding the transfer of your fund and it was goodnews because the
requested fee was less expensive for you to afford. your consignment
containing your fund ($1.5M) have been deposited with the FINANCIAL BANK
PLC so that your fund will be wired to your account immediately. you are to
contact the bank director with your banking details. However I went to
FINANCIAL BANK PLC to discuss this with the bank director as its has not
been delivered to you.

However he told me that your fund can be transfered to you via a direct wire
transfer(KTT) into your account. He told me to instruct you to contact the
bank to apply for a direct wire transfer into your account to avoid loosing
your fund due to delay. Therefore you can contact the bank with below
information, send to them your banking information.

FINANCIAL BANK PLC
TEL/FAX: 229997296693
EMAIL: infor_trustbankplc@yahoo.fr
FINANCIAL BANK PLC FOREIGN OPERATION DIRECTOR.

MR MOHAMEDI MUSASend an email to the bank with the above bank email address
and apply for your wire transfer as i have informed the bank about you
already. On receipt of your fund into your account endeavour to inform me
immediately you receive your fund in your account. the director told me that
the only fee you are to pay is ($180.00 ) for the opening of new
international account there in their bank that will be used to transfer the
fund to your destinated account in your country and it will also serve as
the bank transfer charges.

Thanks And Remain Blessed
Williams Agudo John

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