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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:
  • "into 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • cititrustbankuk1@freeukisp.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "ctb001@terra.es" <ctb001@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:57:45 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Re-Your over due inheritance fund GBP4, 600,000.00.


FROM MR. Charles Benson
REMMITANCE DIRECTOR
CITI GROUP UK
E-MAIL: cititrustbankuk1@freeukisp.co.uk


Re-Your over due inheritance fund GBP4, 600,000.00.

This is to notify you that your over due inheritance / contract funds value
=C2=A34,600,000.00 has been gazette to be released, Online Bank Transfer by=
the
International Monetary Fund / World Bank London branch. Meanwhile, a woman =
came
to our office few days ago with a letter from British high court, claiming =
to be
your true representative. Here are her information's for you to reconfirm t=
o
this office if this woman is truly from you or not so that we will not be h=
eld
responsible for paying into the wrong account name:

Name: Lisa Huston,
Bank Name: bank of America,
Bank Address: USA,
Account number: 6503809428.

If Ms. Lisa Huston is not from you we will like you to reconfirm your
information's for verifications purposes so that your fund valid =C2=A34,60=
0,000.00
will be remitted into your nominated bank account information:

Your Name:
Your Full Address:
Your Telephone: Fax:
Age:
Sex:
Your Occupation:,
Copy of Your Working ID Card or International Passport For Identification.

As soon as we receive your confirmation, we will commence with all necessar=
y
procedures in other to pay you this fund (=C2=A34,600,000.00). The Internat=
ional
Monetary Fund / World Bank London have approved and accredited this reputab=
le
Firm (CITI GROUP UK) with the office of the director, international
remittance/foreign operations, to handle and transfer all foreign
inheritance/contract funds this quarter payment of the year 2008.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mrs. Li=
sa
Huston, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from =
today.
Best regards,

MR. Charles Benson.
REMMITANCE DIRECTOR
CITI GROUP UK.






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