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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank 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)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Bagwell" <rbagwell23@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: robbagwell@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 19:30:45 +0100
Subject: Funds Transfer.


From: The Accountant, Gulf Bank International,
4 Enfield Road, Etham.
London.


Dear Friend,


My name is Robert Bagwell. I am the accountant of the Gulf BankInternational
London.I am a British citizen married with two kids. I am writing to
solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of£1.800,000.00 (One Million,
Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds). Thisfund is the excess of what my
branch in which I am the accountant madeas profit during the last year. I
have already submitted an approved endof the last year report for the year
2007 to my Head Office here inHammer smith and they will never know of this
Excess. I have since then,placed this amount of £1.800,000.00 (One Million,
Eight Hundred ThousandBritish Pounds) on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary.


As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this moneythus
I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this moneyinto your
bank account. I intend to part with 30% of this fund to youwhile 70% shall
be for me. I do need to stress that there arepractically no risk involved in
this. It is going to be a bank-to-banktransfer to your nominated bank
account anywhere you feel safer.


All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.If
you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response.

Best regards,

Robert Bagwell.

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