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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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: <johnmoorex@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:03:00 +0000
Subject: RE: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



>From the Desk ofMr John MooreHead, International Banking Division.Royal Bank of Scotland uk
Attn; Beneficiary.
I am John Moore, the manager foreign operation remittance Department of RoyalBank of Scotland uk. This is to bring to your notice that my office has Taking over all the moneyTransaction originated from any part of African and Europe countries as Contractpayment, Fund inheritance or Lottery Winning due to Unauthorized/incapabilityfinancial institutions/security companies In releasing such huge sum of moneydue to Fraud, terrorist and money Laundry activities going on world wide.
The World Bank Group has Mandated the RBS Bank via my Office to release fundsto beneficiaries through Telex Wire Transfer, Hence Your Name appears as one ofThe fund beneficiaries whom their fund was successfully cleared recently FromTerrorist and Money laundry and your money Amounting ($10m) will be released toyou Through Telex Wire Transfer or diplomatic delivery, these are the only wayyou would receive Your money to avoid paying excess charges. As regards to this arrangement, you are advised to contact the telex directorMr.James Harford to transfer your fund into your bank Account that you would provide. You are required to provide as a matter of urgency the under listed for the final approval and onward transfer of your fund.
YOUR NAME: -----------------------------CONTACT ADDRESS: -----------------------PRIVATE PHONE/FAX NUMBERS: -------------OCCUPATION/POSITION: -------------------MARITAL STATUS: ------------------------YOUR AGE: ------------------------------
As soon as the above is received, your payment of $10m (TEN MILLION UNITEDSTATES DOLLOARS) Shall be officially and legally approved in your favor forimmediate transfer to your nominated bank account as the beneficiary.
Finally, respond to this mail immediately including the required information.You can call the above number for detail understanding. Sincerely yours,John Moore.

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