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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Donald Peterson" <office@chiefpanelz.com>
Reply-To: info_infocenter@f-mail.net
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:48:50 +0000
Subject: Our Ref:




NAT WEST BANK PLC,
10 Southwark Street,
London - UK.
London Bridge Branch
SE1 1TT
RC: 121878
Our Ref: NTB/WESTMIN/INTER-08

Date: 23/06/08

Dear Beneficiary

This is to notify you about the status of your payment right now in our desk. After due vetting and evaluation of your payment file, which was forwarded, during our findings, you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot of charges for release of your payment which is yet to be paid. Please, you are advice henceforth stop further communication with any correspondence requesting you to advance money.

We have been paid to handle/process the release of your payment with other Contractors, Next of Kin/Inheritance and Lottery Winners. As soon as we confirm and authenticate your payment, we shall effect your payment
immediately.

On confirmation of your urgent reply, your payment will be release within Three banking working days from the date of receipt. Do not respond to any correspondence henceforth but only to this office.

Yours Faithfully

Mr.Donald Peterson
Payment Advisor
Nat west Bank Plc.
London U.K

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