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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:
  • ",000,000" (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: david pasela <dpasela6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dpasela2000@katamail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:58:11 +0200
Subject: COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY


From:Dr David PaselaDepartment Of Minerals And Energy,Pretoria,South Africa.Good Day, I am David Pasela, I represent a top mining company executive in SouthAfrica. I have a very sensitive and private brief from this top executiveto ask for your partnership to re-profile funds totally Forty Two MillionUnited States Dollars. ( $42,000,000.00) I will give the details of how we intend to proceed,this is a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 15% for your "managementfees", if I am able to reach terms with you. If you are interested, please write me back by email and provide me withyour full names,telephone/fax/cell numbers and private email address and Iwill provide further details. Please keep this close to your chest as muchas possible; we are still in acting service. Write me back. I look forward to it. Regards,Dr.David Pasela.Committee co-ordinator.
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