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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • wheat.jeff28@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Alyona Danya" <jonb22@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:24:00 +0000
Subject: RECEIVE YOUR MONEY NOW


Barclays Bank Plc
1 Churchill Place London, E14 5HP-United Kingdom
http://www.barclays.com


Dear,

RE: INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$£6,800,000.00 .
We at this bank wish to congratulate and inform you that after thoroughly
review of your Contract/Inheritance funds transfer in conjunction with the
World Bank and the International Remittance assessment report, your payment
file was forwarded to us for immediate transfer of a part-payment of
US£6,800,000.00 to your designated bank account in United States of America
as held by the United Kingdom Monetary Control Depts.



The Auditor's reports forwarded to us shows that you have been going through
hard times paying a lot of money to see to the release of your funds, which
has been delayed by some dubious officials.We therefore advice that you stop
further communication with any correspondence outside this office since you
do not have to pay any money or transfer charges to receive your funds as
you have met up with the whole funds transfer requirements.



The only thing required from you is to obtain the Non-Residential Clearance
Form to enable us credit your account directly by telegraphic transfer or
through any of our corresponding banks in USA and send copies of our bank's
telex and funds transfer documents to you and your bankers for confirmation.
Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and confirm in
your bank account within five (5) working days from the day you obtain this
Non-Residential Clearance Form.



For further details and assistance on this payment Notice, kindly forward
your contacts such as follows
1. ADDRESS,
2. TELEPHONE and
3. FAX NUMBERS



TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS[wheat.jeff28@gmail.com]

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Jeffreys Wheatcroft
Global Banking Division, Barclays Bank Plc, UK.

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