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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447031982937 (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.
  • hsbcbankfundstransfer@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ATM OFFICE DEPERTMENT <atml5@msn.com>
Reply-To: <hsbcbankfundstransfer@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:35:51 +0000
Subject: Your Over-due payment please confirm for immediate release



Attention: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY,
Your Over-due payment please confirm for immediate release through certified ATM interswitch credit Card. Get back to HSBC immediately for necessary steps concerning your inheritance/contract,Sequel to your none - reply of my earlier email to you on behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of your deceased relation years ago.

I wish to notify you that your name appeared in the Central computing system for the unpaid beneficiary as the statement of the deceased and you entitled part payment $7.5Million through certified ATM Interswitch Credit Card deposited with HSBC Bank London as authorized by Central Bank of London (CBL). SECTION AYou are advised to re-confirm to me your details as required below to enable the release part payment of your funds worth $7.5Million to you as a matter of urgency with the required below details:-

(1). Re-confirm your full names:(2). Re-confirm Contact address:(3). Re-confirm valid Phone #:(4). Fax:(5). Age:(6). Occupation:(7).Country of Origin:

We wish to inform you based on a lot of junks mail flying over to internet and some people are using advantage to collect account information from people on internet for fraudulent purpose,that is while it was assigned and approved by International Monitory Fund (IMF) that your payment will come through certified ATM interswitch credit Card system.Your slip which contains your pin and other security analysis will be sent to you for your confirmations in any paying machine.

The card center(HSBC) will send you an ATM card via a courier company to your door step and you are to bear for the cost of the shipment below are the contacts of the center with the both email addresses.
Mr.Ken Adams.Remittance Manager,TEL: +447031982937E-mails hsbcbankfundstransfer@yahoo.co.uk hsbc@hsbc.com

This certified ATM interswitch credit Card would allow you withdraw ($10.000.00) daily all over the world in any ATM Machine near you since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, all you did have to do is to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free. You are to contact HSBC Bank london with the above requiremnts,for them to inform you on the courier company for the shipment.
Regards and we are sorry for the inconvinience please bear with us. Mr.James SmithATM OFFICE DEPERTMENT.

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