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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "remmitance department" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: drdavid02_noorman@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:25:25 +0200
Subject: FROM THE INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT,


*FROM THE INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT,
Barclays Bank PLC
38 Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge
London SW1X 0LZ-United Kingdom*
* *
*ATTENTION:*
* *
*THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT(MRS ANITA KAKOU) WHO HAD TRANSFERED HER
MONEY($14.000.000.00USD) INTO OUR BANK HERE IN LONDON THROUGH OUR
CORRESPONDING(BANK OF AFRICA)FOR THE USE OF THE NEED ONCE LIKE DEAF PEOPLE
IN THE WORLD AS SHE IS ONE OF THEM,AM DR DAVID NORMAN FROM LONDON,WORKING IN
THIS BANK,THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU IS THAT I WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER
AS ONE, MEANS THAT I WANT YOU TO RECIEVE THIS MONEY INTO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT,OR IT CAN BE SHIP TO YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS THROUGH SHIPPING COURIE
COMPANY HERE IN OUR COUNTRY TO YOUR CONTANCT ADDRESS.*
* *
*PLEASE ONCE THIS MONEY IS TRANSFER INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,YOU WILL SEND FOR
ME TO COME AND VISIT YOU SO THAT WE WILL KNOW HOW TO USE THIS MONEY TO THE
GLORY OF OUR LORD.*
* *
*ALL IT WILL TAKE YOU IS TO FORWARD TOALLTHESEINFORMATION LIKE*
* *
*1.YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, *
* *
*2.YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER'S, *
* *
*3.THE NAME OF THE RECEIVING*
* *
*BANK ADDRESS TOGETHER WITH THEIR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER'S AS WELL. *
* *
*YOU SHOULD ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASS-PORT, *
*ALL THIS INFORMATION IS WHAT OUR BANK NEEDED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE
TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT TIME WASTED.*
* *
*YOUR URGENT REPLY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED AS I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR
FROM YOU TO ENABLE ME PUT A LATTER TO THE BANK.*
*BEST REGARDS,
DR DAVID NORMAN*

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