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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "transfer into your 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)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • officeofmrchrisanderson2008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <officeofmrchrisanderson2008@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:42:50 +0000
Subject: STUDY AND REVERT BACK TO ME




ATTN:Dear Sir,
Sorry, if this business proposal comes to you as a surprise. I am Mr. Chris Anderson, Director of Fund Allocation department of Abbey National Bank, U.k London branch. My office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in London concerned with foreign claim payments.

I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international sphere, in line with foreign claim settlement.
I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced funds, etc.

On this note, I wish to have a deal with you as regards to an unpaid fund. I have an unclaimed fund file before me and the data are correct and un-tampered. It is my duty to turnover/recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the British Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits. But I have decided to remit one of the unclaimed funds to you, if only both of us can have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally without any legal liabilities to you or me now or in the future.

My conditions:

1. The sum of USD$10.8M only will be transfer into your account after the processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the bona fide beneficiary, the transfer will be made by Draft or telegraphic transfer (T/T), confirm able in 3 working days or via Diplomatic shipment where a Security Company will deliver the total Fund to you physically. Then I will meet with you, either in your country or any place of your choice, for disbursement of the fund. 2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondences will be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes. 3. There should be no third parties in order to maintain maximum confidentiality.

If you AGREE with my conditions, I advise you to send the following:
A: Your Full name and address.....................B: Your direct telephone numbers...................C: Occupation.............D. Country..................

And we shall commence the process without delay, as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the mandate.
Please reply to my personal and private email address: officeofmrchrisanderson2008@yahoo.com I look forward to your kind response. Faithfully,Mr. Chris Anderson.

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