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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 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.
  • officemailpayment@gazeta.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: officemessagebox@e-mail.ua
Reply-To: ussenateofficialwashingtondc@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:22:43 +0100
Subject: RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCEPAYMENT


DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-ANEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT U NIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX028

ATTN :BENEFICIARY,


RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCEPAYMENT

We write to inform you that We have been authorized by the Secretary
General, of United Nations in conjuction with the World bank to investigate
the unnecessary delay of your Outstanding Contract/inheritance Payment. We
have also be impowered to recommend and approve your claims for payment if
certified as genuine.

During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your
payment that has been unnecessarily delayed by some corrupt officials of the
Bank who are Trying to divert the beneficiaries' Fund into their private
accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds has been organized and for the
safety of your funds we have been specifically advised to release this
payment to you either by a Telegraphic Transfer into your Designated
Account,or Direct transfer into your Line of Credit/Equity line of credit or
through Diplomatic Cash Delivery.

We have also agreed with the Presidency that we will make this payment via
the United Nations and World Bank Accredited Bank to avoid the hopeless
situation created by the Officials of the Previous Bank.

We are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation your oustanding
Contract/Inheritance Fund of( sixteen Million, seven hundred thousand
United States Dollars)($US16.7M) has been credited in your favour in our
Accredited Bank's Escrow Account. COLONIAL FINANCE/BANKING CORPORATION UK
LTD.

You are hereby advised to contact :Rev. (Dr.) John Corks
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT
AT THE REGIONAL AUDIT UNIT, COLONIAL FINANCE/BANKING CORPORATION UK LTD..)
london united kingdom on Email: officemailpayment@gazeta.pl) to indicate
your preferred mode of payment.

You are advised to furnish Rev. (Dr.)John Corks with the below information:
(1) Your full name.
(2) Phone, and mobile #.
(3) Companys name, position and address.
(4) Profession, age and marital status.
(5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove you.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively.
CONGRATULATIONS.

MR JAMES ROBBIN
WORLD BANK , NEW YORK.

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