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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:
  • "dear beloved," (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)
  • "million 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Erik Markus" <mr_erikmarkus@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:52:45 +0100
Subject: KEPP CONFIDENTIAL FROM:{MR. ERIK MARKUS}................



From: Mr. Erik Markus.
Zulberg Closeoff
Ernest Oppenheimer
Road Bruma Lake,
Johannesburg,2196
South Africa.


Dear beloved,

( RE: TRANSFER OF ($125,000.000.00 USD)

ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS

I want to transfer ($125,000.000.00 USD) One Hundred &
Twenty five million United States Dollars from a Prime Bank
here in South Africa to an oversea account. First, I must
solicit your strictest confidence in this ransaction. This
is by virtue of it's nature as being utterly confidential. I
am sure and have confidence of your ability and reliability
to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude.

I solicit your assistance to enable us transfer the said
amount into your safe account for unward investment.You can
either provide us with an existing account or to set up a
new Bank account immediately to receive this money, even an
empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you
will remain honest to me till the end of this important
business trusting in you and believing that you will never
let me down either now or in future.

I am the personal account officer to the great late
INDUSTRIALIST who has an account in one of the top banks
here in South Africa. The account was opened in 1998 and he
died in 2003 without a written or oral WILL and since 2003
nobody has operated on this account again hence the money is
floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it
will be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account is 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 manager 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 amount in this account is USD$125 Million
( One Hundred & Twenty five Million United States Dollars )
only.

As a matter of fact, I have decided to transfer this fund
abroad for investment. Your assistance as a foreigner is
necessary because the management of the bank will welcome
any foreigner who has correct information to this account
which I will give to you immediately, if you are interested
to do this business with me.There is no risk in this
business. With my position and my personal contact with
the manager of the bank, the money can be transferred to any
account you can provide with assurance that this money will
be intact pending our physical arrival in your country for
sharing.

We will start the first transfer with Twenty five million
[$25,000.000]. Upon successful transfer without any
disappointment from your side, we shall re-apply for the
payment of the remaining balance of $100 Million to your
account. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because
this money can not be approved to a local person here, but
can only be pproved to any foreigner who has the correct
information of the account which I will provide for you.

So you should provide me with your correct account detail
where you will like the fund to be transferred or you can
set up a new account for the transfer even an empty account
is ok. At the conclussion of the transfer you will take
35%,5% will be for any expenses both parties incurred in the
process of this business and the remaining 60% will be for
me. As soon as I hear from you and upon your strong
assurance that you will never let me down once the fund goes
into your account I will then start the processing of the
transfer of the fund to your account without further delay.

You should send the a/c information as stated
below.......together with your telephone nos. both Home,
Office & Cell phone for easier & faster communication.

Bank Name...........
Bank Address.........
A/C Name..............
A/C Number...............
Swift Code..................
Your Telephone................
Routing Number..................
State Country.....................

After the proper sharing of the first $25Million, we will
decide how to transfer the 2 phase whether to use the same
of your account or if you will set up a new Bank account to
receive the second tranche of 100M. My telefax number is +27
115075193

I waiting to hear from you.

Regards,

Mr. Erik Markus.

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