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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 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Kevin Hopkins." <cmsuccess19@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ae446jjt@myway.com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:48:13 -0700
Subject: Contact Me immediately for futher details.

I am the personal account officer to the great late INDUSTRIALIST who had an
account in one of the top banks here in South Africa.

Forgive my contact because this letter comes to you as a surprise, as you
don't know of it's coming before. My contact is for you to please assist to
transfer US$125,000.000.00 ( One hundred & twenty- five million United
States dollars only) in tranches from a Prime Bank here in South Africa to
any oversea's account(s).

The account was opened in 1998 and he died in 2003 without a written or oral
WILL and since 2003 nobody had operated the account. The account is dormant
and the funds floating. If I do not remit this money out urgently it will be
forfeited to the bank. Firstly, I must solicit your strictest confidence in
this transaction because of my official position and nature of the deal. The
business can be concluded in 10 (ten) banking days .I am sure and have
confidence of your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of
this great magnitude.

The account holder was a foreigner and no other person knows about this
account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and
until his death he was the accountant of the company. My investigation
through the National immigration department proved to me as well that he was
single as at the time of his entry into the Republic of South Africa. The
credit balance in this account is USD$125 Million ( One Hundred & Twenty
five Million United States Dollars only).

Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management of the
bank will welcome any foreigner who has correct information on this account
which I will disclose to you if you are interested to do this business with
me.There is no risk in this business if you follow my instructions. Given my
position and my personal rapport with the manager of the bank, the funds can
be transferred to any account(s) you nominate .I need an assurance from you
that this money will be intact pending my arrival to your bank for
disbursements.

We will start with the first swift wire-transfer of US$25 million( Twenty
-five million United States only) Upon successful transfer of the first
tranch without any disappointment from your side, you shall apply for the
outstanding sum of US $100 Million to the same or other account(s). Armed
with correct information as a foreigner and appropriate documentations as we
shall arrange I will use my position to secure a prompt conclusion to the
transaction.

Your duty is to send me the banking coordinates for the transfer while
maintaining the required confidentiality . At the conclusion of the transfer
you will receive 35%, 5% will be for any expenses both parties incurred in
the process of this business and 60% of the funds will be for me.

Upon your strong assurance of your full cooperations and receipt of your
account details then I will start the process of the funds transfer to your
account without further delay.

Contact Me immediately for futher details.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperations.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Kevin Hopkins.

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