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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (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.
  
• 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.
  • kenny_martins1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kenny martins" <kenny_mat28@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kenny_martins1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:11:15 +0000
Subject: AUDIT DEPARTMENT

Attn: Director/CEO


I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important
business. I choose to reach you through this medium
because it still remains the fastest medium of
communication. However, this correspondence is
unofficial and private, and it should be treated as
such. At first I will like to assure you that this
transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to both
parties.

My name is Mr. Kenny Martins, the chief auditor of
one of the commercial bank in Johannesburg South
Africa. There is an account that has not been
operational for the past Fifteen years as the owner
died leaving nobody as the next of kin. My bank shall
confiscate the amount in the account (US$8Million)
Eight Million United States Dollars by the end of
next month if we are not able to track anyone that
knows the beneficiary.

I want to present you as the next of kin to the
former holder of the account to enable us
legitimately transfer the sum to your overseas account
.

If you are interested, I will furnish you with the
details that you need to know about the account.Please
get back to me immediately on this so that we act fast
and get the money transferred into your overseas
account.

Please,i want to reassure you once more by swearing with my
two
kids,Lundi Martins and Ayanda martins my daughter who will
be six years by
August that you will never regret being invovled in this
buisness.I see this as an
opportunity to become rich and to give my kids a future.
Hoping that you will not betray the trust and confidience
i have on you,i await your
immediate response.God bless you.

CONTACT EMAIL ADRESS:kenny_martins1@yahoo.com

I await your urgent reply


Mr.Kenny Martins

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