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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.
• 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.
  • drgrey.watson@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID EGOBIAH" <eleazer01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drgrey.watson@gawab.com
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:11:41 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.


CHASE BANK OF UK BRANCH
CREDIT / TELEX DEPARTMENT.
AT NEW YORK.
FAX/TELE:

TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER NOTICE.

IT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY THE MANAGEMENT OF CHASE BANK OF UK TO
CREDIT THE SUM OF $18.5MILLON USD INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NOTED THAT I HAVE
STARTED PROCESSING YOUR PAYMENT AND EVERY THING CONCERNING THE IMMEDAITE
REMITTANCE OF YOUR FUNDS WILL BE CONCLUED WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME
FROM TODAY.

BE INFORMED THAT THE GOVERNOR OF BANK IN LONDON (BIL) WILL SIGN ON YOUR
PAYMENT ADVICE BY TODAY BEEN MONDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2008 AND A COPY OF THE
PAYMENT ADVICE WILL BE SEND TO THE WORLD BANK IN SWISS FOR SOME RECORD
PURPOSES. MEANWHILE BE INFORMED THAT YOUR INFORMATION AND YOUR FULL CONTACT
DETAILS WAS RECEIVED FROM ONE BARR PAUL PETERSON ON YOUR BEHALF TO CHASE
BANK OF UK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND.

DO RECONFIRM THE AFORESAID INFORMATION ACCURATELY, BECUASE THIS OFFICE
CANNOT AFFORD TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY WRONG TRANSFER OF FUNDS OR FOR
LIABLE OF FUNDS CREDITED INTO A GHOST ACCOUNT.
THIS ARE THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU AS FOLLOWS:-

1.YOUR FULL NAME AND NAME OF THE BANK YOU OPERATE
2.YOUR DIRECT CELL PHONE FOR EASY CONTACT
3.YOUR FULL ADDRESS OF LOCATIONS

YOUR QUICK RESPONSE SHALL BE MOSTLY APPRECIATED.
THANKS.

DR.GREY WATSON....

CREDIT CONTROL / TELEX DEPARTMENT
CHASE BANK OF UK
EMAIl US AT: drgrey.watson@gawab.com

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