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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • address.jeff_william@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Evans Tamara" <evanst_et05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: office01pinet@myway.com
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 10:30:14 +0200
Subject: From:Evans.




AUDITOR GENERAL
First National Bank
6th floor, 1 First Place
Cnr Simmonds & Pritchard Street
Johannesburg, Gauteng
South Africa

Atten,

RE:TRANSFER OF USD168,559,000.00 MILLION TO YOUR ACCOUNT.


My name is Mr. Evans Jeffer, and I work in the International Operation
Department in a Bank here in London.I feel quite safe dealing with you in
this important business.Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly
abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the
fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is unofficial
and private, and it should be treated as such. At first I will like to
assure you that this transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to both
parties. WE WANT TO TRANSFER OUT MONEY FROM OUR BANK HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

THE FUND FOR TRANSFER IS OF CLEAN ORIGIN. THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS A
FOREIGNER, a program leader.Until his death,The Late Prime Minister, Mr.
Rafik Hariri, has a huge investment here in the United Kingdom and all over
the world, as a matter of fact he has the sum of(One hundred and sixty eight
million five hundred and fifty nine thousand U.S dollar Only) in his account
here in SOUTH AFRICA which he deposited as a family valuables.

The family do not know about this deposit.I was on a routine inspection that
I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a BAL. Of (One hundred and
sixty eight million five hundred and fifty nine thousand U.S dollar Only) on
further discreet investigation, I also discovered that the account holder
has passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to the account.The bank will
approve this money to any foreigner because the former operator of the a/c
is a foreigner. I am certainly sure that nobody will come again for the
claim of this money. A foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims
to the account Holder, therefore I need your cooperation in this
transaction.

I will provide all necessary information needed in order to claim this
money, Hoping in God that you will never let me down now and in future.o.k!
Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri (November 1, 1944 - February 14, 2005), married to
Nazek Audi Hariri, was a Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon,
and was five times Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992-1998 and 2000-2004)
before his last resignation from office on October 20, 2004. The late Rafik
Hariri died on February 14, 2005 when explosives equivalent to around 300 kg
of C4 were detonated as his motorcade drove past the Saint George Hotel in
the Lebanese capital.

I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T
KNOW ANY FOREIGNER WHOM I CAN TRUST, I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO
YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS
REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET
ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. I am waiting anxiously for
your urgent response through my private email address.jeff_william@myway.com
..

Confirm and get back to me immidiately.(www.hariri.info)

Regards,
Mr Evans Jeffer.

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