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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:
  • "clearance document" (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 of your funds" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031875117 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709503343 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • jeannettejoneswest@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jeannette Jones West <jeannettejones5@msn.com>
Reply-To: <jeannettejoneswest@walla.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 16:14:34 +0000
Subject: Barclays Bank Plc, London England!!!











BARCLAYS BANK PLC.
CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH,



7 ST JOHNS HILL,
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON
WWW.barclays.co.uk
Motto: World's Local Bank.



RE: BANK INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$18.7 Million {Eighteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only}.

Barclays Bank UK. wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of your Inheritance/Contract funds transfer release documents in conjunction with the World Bank Swiss and the International Remittance Division assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for immediate transfer of a part-payment of US$18.7 Million {Eighteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only} to your designated bank account from their offshore account with us.

The Auditor's reports forwarded to this office shows that you may have been going through hard times by paying alot of money to see to the release and transfer of your funds, which has been delayed by some impostors and dubious officials.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your funds as you have met with the whole funds transfer requirements, and also keep this development strictly confidential for the security of your funds on the ground that you have dispatched your details to the impostors and dubious officials you were formally dealing with. THIS DEVELOPMENT MUST BE STRICTLY KNOWN TO YOU ONLY. KEEP IT AWAY FROM THE DUBIOUS OFFICIALS YOU WERE FORMALLY DEALING WITH FOR THE SECURITY OF YOUR FUNDS.

The only thing required from you is to obtain the Non-Residential Clearance Documents to enable us credit your account directly by TELEGRAPHIC-WIRE transfer or through any of our correspondent banks and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you and your bankers for confirmation.

Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and confirm in your nominated bank account within three (3) bank working days from the day you obtain this Non-Residential Clearance Documents.

For further details kindly get back to us through an email response and give me a telephone call with the number provided below;

Faithfully Yours,

Jeannette Jones-West (Mrs.)
Head International Banking Division
Tel:+44-7031875117
Fax:+44-8709503343
Email: jeannettejoneswest@walla.com
Barclays Bank Plc UK
www.barclays.co.uk

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