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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447031905116 (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.
  • timtookeytsbplc@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: ERIC DANIELS <loydstsbplc1891@msn.com>
Reply-To: <edanielstsbplc@walla.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:14:21 +0000
Subject: FROM LLOYDS TSB BANK LONDON [THE RELEASE OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND
NOTICE]






LLOYDS TSB
BANK PLC
25 GRESHAM STREET, LONDON EC2V 7HN,
ENGLAND- UNITED
KINGDOM.
TEL: +447031905116, FAX +447006091329.

REF:
LTB/WBG/ECV02-04/09 DATE:
27/04/2009



RE: WORLD BANK
INSTRUCTION FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR
FUND

I am Eric
Daniels, the Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB Bank
Plc, London. I am writing this message to
inform you that my office has taken over all the money transactions
originated from any part of Africa and Europe Countries as contract payment,
inheritance fund or lottery winning due to unauthorised demands of payments by
corrupt officials of Apex Banks and some Security
Companies as reported by the International
Communities.

Subsequently, the World
Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have mandated the Lloyds TSB
Bank Plc via my office to release your fund through International Certified Bank
Draft or Telegraphic Wire Transfer, hence your Name/Email address appeared as
the approved fund beneficiary whose fund was successfully cleared
recently.

On this process,
you are advised to forward your direct telephone numbers, complete names and
mailing address to our Group Finance Director [MR. TIM TOOKEY, CBE] for
immediate process/release of your fund to you. Note that Ten Million Dollars
Only (US$10,000,000.00) was allocated to you and all the fund approvals and
authorisation documents including irrevocable payment guarantee
bond from the World Bank and IMF payment instruction was issued in your name and
has been handed over to MR. TIM TOOKEY authorising him to issue
the International Certified Bank Draft in your name and send to you through a
faster courier company.

Finally, you are
advised to dissociate from any way you may have been working to receive this
money no matter your commitment to avoid miss information and excessive demand
of unauthorised payments. MR. TIM TOOKEY, CBE
is on
standby to receive your communication and release your fund to you through
International Certified Bank Draft without further delay.


Therefore, make
your contact directly to MR. TIM TOOKEY
through
his Telephone Number: +447031914985, Fax Number: +447006091329 and Email:
timtookeytsbplc@yahoo.co.uk


Thanks for your
cooperation.

Eric
Daniels.
Chief Executive,
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, London.

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