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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:

• 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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "you will be given 30%" (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.
• 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.
  • drdavidbrown1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david brown" <drdavidbrown500018@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:46:10 +0200
Subject: FOREIGN INVESTMENT PARTNER

FROM DR. DAVID BROWN
THE BANK MANAGER OF
AMALGAMATED BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA(ABSA)

FOREIGN INVESTMENT PARTNER
Dear Sir/Madam

I have the honor and confidence to introduce to you this business in view of
the fact that you are trustworthy and reliable. I am DR. DAVID BROWN. The
Area District Eastern Bank Manager of the Amalgamated Bank of South Africa
(ABSA). There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990
nobody has operated on this account again.

After an intensive investigation, I discovered that the owner of this
account was the owner of. MARTINS COMPANY PLC. A foreigner, and he died in
1990 and the account has no beneficiary, my investigation proved to me as
well that this company does not know anything about this account. The amount
involved is US $ 35.000.000.00 (thirty five Million united state dollars
only). In the light of the above fact, honesty I need your assistance to
open door to this opportunity by providing your account or any account of
your choice either private / company’s account where the fund will be
remitted.

Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management is ready
to welcome any person, a foreigner who has correct information of this
account, which I will give to you immediately. If you are interested and
ready to conclude this transaction with me, I would be very much happy
because my retirement is at hand and I cannot leave the money with the bank.
You should be informed strictly that I would damage all the documents in
your presence; you should bear in mind that we shall meet face to face for
sharing of this money in your country.


I will apply for annual leave immediately I hear from you that you are ready
to act as regards to this transaction and ready to receive this fund in your
account. This is to enable me use my position and influence to effect the
onward transfer of this fund to your account overseas.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total
amount, 60% will be for me, and 10% will be for local and international
expenses both parties will incur on the process of this transaction. You can
reply by e-mail for confidentiality.

Your private contact numbers is needed for easy communications,

Please, be advised to contact me by my alternate email address below for
confidentiality;

E-mail: drdavidbrown1@yahoo.com


Yours Sincerely,

DR DAVID BROWN

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