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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • tenda_biti@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "tendai biti" <tendabiti6@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tendabiti@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 22:20:55 -0800
Subject: INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY


DEAR SIR



PLEASE I NEED YOUR UTMOST ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME ACQUIRE ESTATES IN YOUR
COUNTRY AND POSSIBLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS I WOULD LIKE TO RESIDE
THERE AFTER MY RETIREMENT.

CAN YOU BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE TO ME? PLEASE CONTACT ME.



I AM AN EXECUTIVE MEMBER WITH SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AND I HAVE
SOME FUND IN A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT WHICH I WANT TO INVEST.



I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON
MY BEHALF IN YOUR COUNTRY, I REALLY WANT TO INVEST TOWARDS REAL ESTATE
PROPERTIES, HOTELS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS AS THE CASE MAY BE. BUT IF THERE
IS ANY OTHER INVESTMENT YOU THINK THAT WILL BE PROFITABLE FOR ME, PLEASE LET
ME KNOW.



THE SAID FUND IS (U$11) ELEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR AND IT WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO YOU IF YOU AGREE TO ASSIST ME REALIZE MY OBJECTIVE.



I AM WILLING AND OFFERING TO COMPENSATE YOU AFTER THE TRANSACTION IS
COMPLETE WITH 20% OF THE TOTAL FUND CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL:
tenda_biti@yahoo.com



I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.



REGARDS



TENDAI BITI

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam