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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: hasaraad@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:36:39 +0100
Subject: RE: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $6.7MILLION

FROM: MRS OLGA HOFFMANN
LLOYDS BANK PLC
BRITISH TREASURY DEPARTMENT
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.


YOUR KIND ATTENTION;


RE: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $6.7MILLION
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED
TO BE RELEASED TO YOU VIA THE FOREIGN REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT OF OUR BANK.
MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING
TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENT BY YOU.


HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:NAME: BARBARA KLEIHANS
BANK NAME: ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 089714001101.


PLEASE, DO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS
FROM YOU SO THAT OUR BANK WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WRONGFULL PAYMENT
OR UNLAWFUL DIVERTION OF YOUR OVERDUE FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT. THE RESERVE
BANK GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR
FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAS APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE
BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, FOREIGN REMITTANCE / OPERATIONS, TO
HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN OWED PROJECT/INHERITANCE FUND THROUGH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESERVE ACCOUNT HERE IN THE CUSTODY OF THIS BANK.


HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.BARBARA
KLEIHANS IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM
TODAY. IF SHE IS NOT YOUR REPRSENTATIVE OR SENT BY YOU, THEN YOU ARE ADVISED
TO CONTACT THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY RECONFIRMING TO US THE FOLLING DETAILS
FOR US TO CROSS CHECK AND PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT.

1. FULL NAMES AND RESIDENT CONTACT ADDRESS
2. DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER OR CELL NUMBER
3. AGE AND OCCUPATION

THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.

BEST REGARDS,
MRs OLGA HOFFMANN

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