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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "transferred into your bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • williamsmargai009@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • williamsmargai@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • margai009@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?williams=20margai?= <williamsmargai009@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: williamsmargai@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:38:36 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: williamsmargai009@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir,


Please allow me to explain myself; I am Mr.Williams Margai, a Native of South Africa, currently living in Holland for a Senior Management Course. Please permit me to explain my importance of writing to you. Sir, am requesting for your assistance in order to redeem an investment made with South African Mining Corporation where I work as an Executive Director of Finance. The said investment is currently valued at TWENTY THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS{USD$23,500,000.00}.Was purchased by Late,Mr.Peter Schauer, an German man and contracted out to the south African mining co-operation in September 1997.This investment has matured and been cleared for disbursement since June 2005.



Since the death of Mr. Peter Schauer, there has been an extensive global search to locate and notify any living relative of the late investor, being that he died in February 2002.We have decided to suggest that you front as the only relative by virtue of the fact that you are a relative or a resident in the Germany. We can have this money transferred into your bank account with your co-operation.



Being that two senior colleagues and I are working as staffs in the account department of the South African Mining Corporation and Remittance Department of the South African Reserve Bank. We have access to all his informations.We can claim this money with you, if you are willing to assist and co-operate with us. All we need to do is firstly; file this claim with the s ervice of a lawyer at the Justice Department of South African Ministry of Finance, proclaiming that you are the actual beneficiary. When approval is given, we will then proceed with the final documentation. These can be paid into any designated bank account in which you provide in any given country.



Please for further question and clarification, kindly contact me through my private email address below. I will get to you back regarding how to proceed with this transaction.


E-Mail:williamsmargai@netscape.net


Thanks for your Anticipated Co-opertion


Yours Truly


Williams Margai



- williams margai009@yahoo.co.uk

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