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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 us 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Harryson Kas" <harrisonkaka8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: harrisonkaka@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:42:06 +0200
Subject: Please Reply

MR HARRISON KAKA,
FNB SOUTH AFRICA.

DEAR SIR,
May I use this opportunity to introduce my self as MR.
HARRISON KAKA, an auditor with a branch the First
National Bank of South Africa (FNB). I feel honored to
establish communication with you. Purpose of Message:
In 1990, a bank account was opened in this bank in the
name of Mr. Karl Heinza Waraf. Since 1998, no person
has operated this account. After going through some
file details in my department, I discovered that the
owner Mr. Waraf, a geologist by profession who worked
with a gold company in South Africa had died in a
ghastly motor accident with the wife. He has no child.
I decided that if nothing was done about this fund, it
will be forfeited for bank's use. I therefore want you
to assist me in transferring this fund into your
account for investment purposes in your country. There
amount in this suspense bank account is only US$ 4
Million.( Four Million US dollars) I am only
contacting you as a foreigner because I have made all
arrangements to transfer this fund to you as the next
of kin of Mr. Waraf is a foreigner too. It is
important here to stress the need for a foreigner with
a foreign account and foreign beneficiary status. I
need your full co-operation to make this work fine
because the management is ready to approve this
payment to any foreigner who provides correct prove of
claim regarding the fund, this, I will give you later
as soon as we established the needed trust and
confidence. Please reply urgently so that I will
inform you of the nextstep to take immediately. Send
also your private telephone and fax numbers including
the full details o f the account to be used for the
deposit/transfer. I would want us to meet in person or
sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that
you can receive his money into a foreignaccount or Any
account of our choice where the money will be safe
pending my arrival. I need truthful and honest person
in this business because I do not want to make
mistakes. I need your strong assurance and trust. At
the conclusion of this business, you will be
compensated with 40% of the total fund . I look forward to your
earliest
reply
through my VERY confidential e-mail.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Best regards,
MR. HARRISON KAKA.

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