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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mr.roland_diallo@yahoo.com.mx (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • officesfile01@yahoo.it
  • officesfile01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: officesfile01@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:01:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: mr.roland_diallo@yahoo.com.mx



- London Scottish Bank plc 201 Deansgate ManchesterM3 3NW United Kinhdom.Fax: 00447005-938-719.Attention customer,Am writing in respect of your fund in dormat account NO. 607 711 690-1.which has met all the conditions required for its remittance.Mysubordinate and I in the computer/telex section has resolved to transfer your fund of (2.6MGBP) two million six hundred thousand British pounds sterling to your nominated bank account, which is yet to be submitted to us.We have perfected plan to activate the transfer of your fund which is presently on deferred schedule in our system within the next few days, if you assent to our instructions. You will have to provide us with the below information to enable further completion of your fund wire transfer:Beneficiary Full name:Address:Tel:With the above information, the whole exercise will take us approximately 72hours from the date we receive these details.reply to this Email: officesfile01@yahoo.it or through the office fax:00447005-938-719 Yours faithfully,Mr.Roland Diallo Office of the General Manager London Scottish bank Plc, E-mail:officesfile01@yahoo.it Email;officesfile01@gmail.com Direct Line; 00447045743754 Your entitlement

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