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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you 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.
  • emmanuelwakala@zwallet.com

Fraud email example:

From: Emmanuel Wakala <emmanuelwakala@zwallet.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:36:15 +0100
Subject: Re:response


ATTN:Dear Sir

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION

I am interested in your partnership in business
dealing. This business proposal I wish to intimate you
with is of mutual benefit and its success is entirely
based on mutual trust, cooperation and a high level of
confidentiality as regard this transaction.

I am representing the board of contract review and
monitoring committee of Zambia Consolidated Copper
Mines (ZCCM). I am seeking your assistance to enable
me transfer the sum of US$45,500,000.00 (Forty five
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
into your private/company account. The fund came
about as a result of a contract awarded and executed
for and on behalf of my Ministry. The contract was
supposed to be awarded to two foreign contractors to
the tune of US$180,000,000.00 (One hundred and Eighty
Million United States Dollars). But in the course of
negotiation, the contract was awarded to a Chinese
contractor at the cost of US$134,500,000.00 (One
hundred and Thirty four Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars)to my benefit unknown to the
contractor. This contract has been satisfactorily
executed and inspected as the Bulgarian firm is
presently securing payment from my Ministry, where our
Board is in-charge of all foreign contract payment
approval.

As a civil servant still in active government
service, I am forbidden by law to operate an account
outside the shores of Zambia. Hence this message to
you seeking your assistance so as to enable me present
your private/company account details as a beneficiary
of contractual
claims alongside that of the Bulgarian contractor, to
enable me transfer the difference of US$45,500,000.00
(Forty five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) into your provided account.

On actualisation, the fund will be disbursed as
stated below.
1. 20% of the fund will be for you as beneficiary
2. 80% of the fund will be for us.

All logistics are in place and all modalities worked
out for a smooth actualisation of the transaction
within the next few working days of commencement. For
further details as to the workability of this
transaction, please reach me as soon as possible for
further clarification.

Please, email me on receipt of this mail emmanuelwakala@zwallet.com
Thank you and God bless as I await your urgent
response.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Emmanuel Wakala

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