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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: jrry_martins@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:07:58 +0200
Subject: Looking for trustworthy partner

From Jerry Martins
TEL:+ 27-83-9252-336


ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please this letter is a request from a family in dire need
of assistance. I am Jerry Martins from Angola. I am the first and only son of the late BRIGADIER Larry
Martins I am presently residing in South Africa.

I got your contact address in the course of a discreet search for a reliable person in South Africa
Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry. And on behalf of my widowed mother Mrs Bernadette Martins.
Decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$25 Million (Twenty Five Million United
States Dollars) inherited from my late father into your personal/company account.

Before his death, he was a Brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition procurement for the Angolan Army.
In his “WILL” he specially drew
my attention to US$25 Million (Twenty Five Million United States Dollars), which he deposited in a safe
box of a private security company in Johannesburg ,South Africa.

IN FACT MY FATHER IN HIS WILL AND QUOTE:
"Infact I quote My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to US$25 Million (Twenty Five Million
United States Dollars) I deposited the box containing the fund in a private security company in
Johannesburg South Africa. During the war, I was very dedicated to and committed to winning the
war against the rebels until I found out my senior army officers and government functionaries were
busy helping themselves with government funds and properties and sending them to foreign countries.
Due to this when I and my former special adviser to the president were assigned by the president
(JOSE EDUARDO DU SANTOS) to purchase arms in South Africa, when Nelson Mandela the former president
of South Africa stopped selling arms and ammunition to all war countries in Africa. We saw this as
a golden opportunity and diverted the money and shared it and got the total
sum of US$25 Million(Twenty Five Million United States Dollars). In case of my absence on earth as a
result of death only, you should solicit for assistance of a reliable foreign partner to assist you
to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purposes. I deposited the box in your name
with all the documents handed to your mother. Take good care of your mother. Do not come back to
Angola until the war is over and beware of your enemies in our family kindred that related to us in
Libito.

From the above you will understand that our lives and future of my family depends on this fund as such
I will be grateful if you will assist us. We are now living in South Africa as political asylum seeker
and the financial law and regulations of the Republic of South Africa do not allow asylum seekers to open
account and hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this fund out of South Africa for investment purposes.
For your efforts we are prepared to offer you 25% of the total sum and 3% will be set aside for any expenses
incurred between yourself and our family, while 65% is for investment in your country.

Finally, modalities on how this transfer will be done, would be conveyed to you once we have established and
confidence between ourselves. Please trust this matter as urgent and be rest assured that this business is
100% leak proof and risk free. Kindly maintain the confidentiality towards this transaction.

Thanks & God bless you .

Mr.Jerry Martins

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