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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: drcyril ramaphosa <drcyrilprivate303@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:58:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: more details,be rest assured!!!







Dear friend,

Thanks for your mail, I want you to understand that this transaction
is real,100% Risk free and will be very successful when the both of us
co-operate and have trust and confidence in each other.I am most
grateful at the sincerity and honesty in your reply and i am also praying
that you will have that same trust and honesty in me for us both to
succeed as that is the bedrock to the success of our transaction.

Before we move to the next step. These below information’s is
necessary for preparation of this transaction in my Bank which are follows:
1.YOUR FULL REAL NAME:
2.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN/RESIDENCE.
3.OCCUPATION AND STATUS.
4.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
You have to send me this neccesary information immediately for me to
start all the processing of the documents in your favour.

God Bless you.
Best Regards,
Dr. Cyril.




Is this a spam or is this the real thing. I need to know for sure, I don't want to get
scammed again.
What do I need to do
Amarjit Singh






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