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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ghn ghn" <k_mat3@msn.com>
Reply-To: hellfriedsartori@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 08:50:48 +0000
Subject: Please your assistance is needed urgently

Hello Dear Friend,

I NEED YOUR ASSISTANT

My name is DR HELLFRIED SARTORI , Age 66yrs, married, I am of Thailand
Nationality/Origin and the present SENIOR CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER with
HUAWEI TECHONOLOGIES NIGERIA LIMITED (A world wide telecom service
provider). A position I have held since MAY 2001 and since the kick off of
the ongoing HUAWEI TELECOM PROJECTS currently going on in five (5) WEST
AFRICAN COUNTRIES namely Ghanna,Nigeria,Togo,Benin Republic and sierra leon.

I happen to be the soleauthorized accounting signatory to the company's
PROJECT AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNT at ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC, an
investment potfolio totalling over 7.3billion United State Dollars.

CONSEQUENT to this golden dream opportunity of a life time I have in the
company, i therefore decided to help myself and my family. So I contracted a
Local Agent Company and PULLED the total sum of $68m USD (SIXTY EIGHT
MILLION U.S.DOLLARS) from the above Project and Investment Account of the
Company to a Security Company.
This was sucessfully carried out through a DIPLOMATIC channel. Meanwhile the
content of this Box/Consignment is unknown to anybody and carries CONTENT
DESCRIPTION OF FAMILY VALUABLES. The Security Company are not aware of the
true content of this box for security reasons.

I therefore sort the means through the internet to contact you for your
assistance in making sure that i secure this MONEY which was packaged inONE
AIR TIGHT AND SEALED DIPLOMATIC BOX.

I will be offering you 25% of this amount I pulled, for your help/assistance
while 5% will be set aside for any unforseen expenses that we might incure
from both end in the course of this transaction.

Note that this offer will be made a binding OATH of agreement by a competent
Court of LAW in order to avoid any britch of TRUST. This is totally a risk
free offer.To be sincere and honest with you, this money is never connected
with drugs,money laundry,firearms and looting,which I beleive might put
fears in you and consequently withdrawing your help for security reasons.
Hence the source of this said money is clean and clear.This money has been
deposited in a SECURITY COMPANY as a Family Valuables which I wanted to send
abroad. All I needed from you so that you will stand and claim this fund
from the security company as my next of kin. In this regard, please feel
free to send the followinginformations to me as a matter of urgency.

(1) YOUR FULL NAME.
(2) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
(3) YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.


This sincere piece of information/proposal you have just read is once again
totally risk free and most be kept strictly confidential. The recipient of
this information shall treat the information as the proprietory and
confidential information of the disclosing party. You shall not disclose the
information contained herein to any other person or entity except as
authorized by me. Please hold this proposal in strict confidence
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This is VERY VERY important for me.

I will be coming over to your country as soon as the confirmation of the
claim of this money is made and that means resigning my appointment from the
company to celebrate a worthwhile success story.

I also plan investing this Fortune in a telecom Service Business with your
help as a partner and connection in yourcountry.

Please feel free to contact me as soon as you recieve this message for more
details. For more information on HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES, you can visit www.
huawei.com.

Thanks and God bless you and your family, as i am expecting your urgent
response.

DR. HELLFRIED SARTORI


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