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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "stellasigcau1999" <stellasigcau1999@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:50:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Good to hear from you.


Dear Amarjit Singh Good to hear from you. lam very happy and ready to go ahead with you in this transaction.I thank you very much for your reply and indicating your willingness to help me to claim this money from the bank in london.l really appreciate your concern towards my present situation.l want your support to ensure a successful transfer of the funds into your account. Please i need your trust and assistance at every stage of this transaction to make it work.l will be grateful if you can forward to me the follow information so my family lawyer Barrister.Kevin Williams will use it to write a letter of authorization to the bank for a change of beneficiary on your behalf to enable the bank release the money to you as the beneficiary of the fund.1, Full Names.2, Your contact address.3, Phone and fax numbers.4, Profession.5, Martial Status.7,Age My decision to contact you is therefore, informed by my present situation and due to my present social status and total ignorance
of the business world. I believe you will appreciate the enormity of trust I repose on you by placing the fortunes of my late husband in your care. Permit me to request that you should reassure me that you would not let me down in any way. On my part, this is my assurance and guarantee to you. In as much as you follow my instructions carefully, religiously and promptly my guarantee of a hitch-free success remains unshakable. Finally, let us work as a team to achieve success in the shortest period to enable us meet soonest.l will like you to give me your private phone number so that my family lawyer will call you upon your reply to my mail because you are not free to call me or him due to security reasons concerning this business transaction. I await your response soonest. Yours faithfullyMRS. STELLA SIGCAU,Minister of Public Works, South Africa.

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