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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "michael song" <michaelsongmd@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:35:30 +0200
Subject: ISSUES OF INHERITANCE

ENGR MICHAEL SONG
FLOOR 2,ROOM231
FINANCE BUILDING
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION:

I am michael song,a Native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an Engineer
working with the South Africa Department of Mining & Energy.

First and foremost I apologise for using this medium to reach you for a
transaction of this magnitude but this is due to confidentiality and prompt
access reposed on this medium.

Be informed that a member of the South Africa Export Promotion Council
(SEPC) gave your enviable Email credentials/particulars to me while assuring
me on your competence to handle a business transactioninvolving a large sum
of money with absolute confidenentiality.

Therefore I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the
execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and
while hoping you will keep it as top secret because of the nature of this
transaction.

Within the Department of Mining & Energy where I work as a Director and with
the co-operation of three other top officials, we have in our possession an
overdue contract payment bills totalling Sixteen Million,four Hundred
Thousand united states dollars(S$16,400,000.00).

This money which we intend to process its transfer as a form of contract
payment into a reliable company/individual account depending on your
convenience. Your assistance and co-operation is required due to the
circumstances surrounding our work as government officials whereby the
South Africa Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow government own
workers to operate an Offshore Bank account hence your importance in the
whole transaction.

Presently, this amount (US$16.4M) representing the balance of the total
contract value executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting
firm which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately it is lying
unclaimed in the government escrow bank account with Reserve Bank of South
Africa.We hereby seek your assistance and co-operation that will enable us
to process this
sum of money to you as a form of contract payment.

We have the necessary authority to validate and forward approvals of
outstanding contract claims to the government for final payment on approval
through the Reserve Bank of South Africa (RSBA). All partners agreed while
mandating me to propose to you,that should you be willing to assist us in
the transaction, your share of the total sum will be 25% of the US$16.4
million,70% will be for us and 5% for any expenses that may be incurred in
the course of this project including
telephone and fax bills.

The business itself is 100% safe on your part provided you treat it with
ultmost secrecy and confidentiality.Also note that your area of
specialisation is not an hindrance to the successful execution of this
transaction.

I have reposed my confidence in you while awaiting your prompt response
through the email address above

Finally on your part,we will appreciate you treat this transaction as very
confidential while we assure you of a 100% risk free transaction provided
you follow our instruction totally.

I await your confirmation of my message while praying that this will be the
begining of a lifelong partnership between us.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Engr michael song

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