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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "a diplomat " ("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.
  
• 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.
  • barclaysbank.imf@inmail24.com

Fraud email example:

From: International Monetary Fund <imf_14@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:26:30 +0000
Subject: Your Payment Release






International Monetary Fund (IMFB) U.K

Dear Lucky Beneficiary,

We are obliged to inform you that we have succeeded in resolving all related problems that has made the release of your fund impossible.With the help of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund(IMF) U.K who have rendered tremendous help in this Exercise.We are happy to announce to you of our new appointed zonal managers, who has been appoited to take care of all fund to the rightful beneficiaries which your Name is among the Lucky once that will receive their fund with out further delay. As a result of this complains, the international monetary fund( U.K) HAS employed a Diplomat to deliver their Funds to them in their various Countries as a Consignment which your name is among those shortlisted.

This Fund are now packaged in a Trunk BOX as Consignment, it will be delivered to you to your Country by this hired DIPLOMAT from our Bank,BARCLAYS BANK PLC UNITED KINDOM. In appreciation of your patience and understanding in receiving your fund we have decided to Pay to you with the sum of $8.5 Million U.S Dollars through this middium..Your identification code IS UKTNL5623 for your Payment.

You are to contact the BARCLAYS BANK PLC Director Dr.Chris Osman Bill on his e-mail address: barclaysbank.imf@inMail24.com or tell: for immediate release of your fund

Please do send him your:-
(1)FULL NAMES:
(2)CONTACT ADDRESS:
(3)TELEPHONE /FAX.
(4)FULL BANKING DETAILS.

Mr. FRED SATCHER.
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
UNITED KINGDOM

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