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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:
  • "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million 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)
  • "million 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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024024240 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • gallas@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3agallas@jmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: "hsbcbnk.lndn bannk" <hsbcbnklndn.bannk@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 02:24:35 -0700
Subject: HSBC's WORLD HEADQUARTERS LONDON


*HSBC's WORLD HEADQUARTERS LONDON
BANK HEAD QUARTER
BRITISH BOX 1126 LONDON
PHONE-+44-7024024240




Attn Sir,


HSBC BANK London received your Transfer Money from AMALGAMATED
BANk OF SOUTH
AfRICA {ABSA},from the central bank as genuine central bank which
wants your favour
and progress of your transfer Fund about USD5M (Five Million Dollars).

The Amalgamated Bank of South Africa have contacted us to be
sure that we
must credit your fund been that you must receive the fund in this successful
transfer arrangement with Hsbc Bank London.
Before I proceed I will like to introduce my humble self to you,I am
Dr Gallas Norman

the Hsbc Bank Transfer Telegraphic Officer from HSBC BANK
London.As a mater of fact, our Bank wants to transfer
your fund to any of your overseas bank account, The Transfer fund is
USD5M (Five
Million United States Dollars) which HSBC BANK London received from
Amalgamated
Bank of South Africa in respect of you as the original owner of the fund.

I want you to issue any of your present actively bank
account that should be capable and fit to receive your fund about USD5M (Five
Million Dollars) without further delay and immediately you receive
this Transfer
Fund, I must make a trip to your country for you to compensate us been
if you will
remain honest to me until the end of the final transfer of your fund. Then i
shall have trust on you and also believe in God that you will never
let me down
either now or in future.

In one of our periodic auditing, I discovered a dormant account with
holding balance
of USD5M (Five Million United States Dollars) in Our HSBC BANK London in
baseless account as your personal fund While since then no body
was operating
in this account. This is why we Decided to contact you for the Transfer of the
said amount of USD5M (Five Million United States Dollars) this fund
was your
personal fund.

Bear in mind that after your transfer fund i must travel to
meet you face
to face in your Country to share Joy together and for you to
compensate us as job
well done.

What HSBC BANK London Wants from you now as urgent as is:

1 ) Your Bank Account.
2) Your personal phone and fax.
3 ) the name of your Agent in Your bank if at all you have Agent but
if not, dont
worry.

4 ) The Affidavit of Claim from Amalgamated bank of South Africa to attach in
your file before we can credit your Fund.
Treat as most confidential to avoid those bad eggs o f the world not to recover
your contact / your companies name cause they are not honest.I will send you my
personal London numbers for oral discussion when it is due,this is for security
purpose.


reply me in this email address:gallas@jmail.co.za
<address%3Agallas@jmail.co.za>*

*or call me on my phone-+44-7024024240



REGARDS

Dr.Gallas Norman*

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