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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:
  • "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)
  • ",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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "mahlungu52@terra.es" <mahlungu52@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:40:28 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: I AWAIT TO READ FROM YOU...





General Auditor
First National Bank,
Johannesbourg, South Africa.

I am Mrs. Linda Mahlungu, the general auditor of First National Bank,South Africa. There is this floating funds which is to the tune of Thirteen Million Dollars (13,000,000.00 US Dollars) Which as been floating in this A/C n?5005874SB1000 since 2000 after the death of the true owner of the funds Late Mr. Morris Thompson ,who was a private business man unfortunately lost his life in a plane crash , including his wife and only daughter.You can read more about the crash on visiting these sites below.http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
I just came across his file again when I was auditing all the credit account in First National Bank, and I find out that nobody has ever come on behalf of the Late Mr. Morris Thompson as his next of kin to claim the funds and I have been monitoring this account since I discovered this information.

In this case I have concluded to contact his relatives via the internet and to no avail,so if you are reliable to execute this transaction with me, then I will instruct you on how to claim as the next of kin to the late Mr. Morris Thompson, so that the funds could be transfered to your overseas Account, if only you will co-operate with me and not to betray me at the end of this transaction.

After the transaction is being successfull I will apply for a visa to meet with you. 50% for me and 40% for you and 10% for any expenses that may incurred during the processes of this transaction.


If you are interested in this transaction , please send me your contact information below:

Full Name :
Direct mobile Phone/fax number :
Contact address :
Occupation :
Age :
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Thanks.
Mrs. Linda Mahlungu,









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