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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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: "UNITED SECURITIES LTD" <finance_11x@msn.com>
Reply-To: info_1x@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 22:00:34 +0000
Subject: Hi/Please reply!

UNITED SECURITIES LTD
WOODHILL ROAD
WOOLWICH
LONDON
 
Dear sir/madam
 
I am JOSEPH YOUNG a British citizen working with a
security/finance company in the United Kingdom where I
am currently the assistant principal officer attached
to Investment/records department.
By virtue of my position,I am privileged to a very
confidential information about a deposited funds
amounting to $18.5m USD(EIGHTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) domicile in an account
owned by a south African nationalist,Mr Collins Mzizi
who have been confirmed dead from a very reliable
source back home, unknown to the management of my
firm.
 
The interesting thing here is that there is no
beneficiary or next of kin attached to the funds and
this implies that no one would ever come and claim the
funds. My intention therefore is to seek for a serious
minded beneficiary to process this fund as the
beneficiary/next of kin into his account before it
gets to the knowledge of my top management staff who
will confiscate the funds for there personal use.I
would make sure I provide all necessary documents to
present you as the beneficiary/next of kin to the late
Collins Mzizi,so you do not have to worry at
all.Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is
that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the
next of kin to the late Collins Mzizi so that you will
be able to receive his funds,and thereafter you would
be compensated.

Furthermore,I wish to inform you that there would be a
reward for you after we have sucessrfully concluded
this project,30% of the ammount would be given to you
and the remaining 70% would be shared ammong me and a
few other officials in my firm.

Please if you are interested,send me your name and
contact details immediately, so I can give you
further details regarding this project,upon receipt of
your mail stating your willingness to be of
assistance,i would send you my contact details so we
can discuss verbally.

Best Wishes
Joseph young.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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