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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:
  • "remmitance department" (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)
  • "remmitance department" (this email uses bad English)
  • "remmittance department" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?United=20Nation=20Security=20Council?= <emmacolin2@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: unseccouncil@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:45:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn:Beneficiary. HEAD OF UNITED NATION SECURITY COUNCIL


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:emmacolin2@yahoo.com.co



- - - - Attn:Beneficiary. HEAD OF UNITED NATION SECURITY COUNCIL PARIS-FRANCE) Good day,you might be suprised to receive this mail, i wish to notify you that your claim since past years in regards of your contract outstanding funds with fraudlent , top government official of the federal Republic of Nigeria,which have been atstake since the past years now,which has just been cleared and recovered in the hands of those dubious bank officials and NNPC, oil company agents, and other group of officials and high government of Nigeria since the change of their new government,based on American new joint relationship to fight scams and terrorist with Federal Republic of Nigeria. I was appointed to head security firms,banks,finincial house government high positioned offices for 8 years to re-screen and find out why some funds was dumped in federal reserve excrow account of the united security council remmitance department(FREAUSCED).visit security councill website(www.unmovic.org). The american government have asigned us to confisicate over 246 finance houses,security firms,banks,companies and arrest of some top government officials in africa due to rate of money laundrey, scams,divertion of huge amount of funds around the globe,perior this time your funds was recoverd via AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK perior shippment. Your contract funds have been re-channeled to our diplomatic erxcrow account section here in Paris,as the American Government reaches a concrete agreement.with the New Paris Government based on corruption and good releationship to fight scam. We have been able to recover your contract funds,which all documents releating to this claim are found satisfactory,e.g Drug clearance,anti terrorist clearance,including the receipts of funds that you have paid in to currupt government officials in the past.,from our findings that fraudlent Nigerians that you dealt in the past are all fraud sters and internet imposters, based on the security council investigation,over four names was mentioned that you dealt with as this people are the originator and cor-dinator to defraud you and have this funds diverted for his own benefit. We are wishing you the best as this might come to you, based on the informations we find in your recovery files with the security council,we advise you to re-contact us here in our office to dicuss on modalities to receive your funds here by cash payment or bank transfer. Thanks as this office awaits you response. Yours Faithfully,Emmanuel Colins.........Telex Unit & Security Department. Gravouil JMProtocol Officer Xaveir Henri(Remmittance Department)

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