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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "cjdun2006@terra.es" <cjdun2006@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:22:32 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Letter of introduction for Partbership



Dear Sir,

With all sincerity of purpose, I am contacting you for this transaction after having research myself on the caliber and maturity of the type of partner I should have for this operation, believing that you will give it the attentions it deserves hoping that at the end of the day both parties will benefit.

I am Dr Edward Tang , the Head of Delegation to the World Bank in South Africa. I am the linkman between the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC and the petroleum sector in a South African country. I also attend OPEC meetings constantly in Vienna, Austria on the auspices of World Bank. Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in (OPEC) during the infamous? US-Iraqi War of 2003, I was able to make US$25.2million, which is currently deposited in a Security company outside my country.

I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly because I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau in my country forbids me to acquire such amount of money. It is on this basis that I am contacting you for assistance, if you will be interested; claim documents have been processed and will be sent to you.

The documents with which the fund is deposited will be changed to your name to reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you will be eligible to collect the fund on my behalf. I am aware of the international monitoring of all large-scale financial movements particularly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on America and to avoid any state of financial investigation I will provide classified clearance papers from the relevant body, which will exonerate the money from drug, money laundered or terrorist related proceeds.

Kindly respond to my proposal through this my private Email: cjdun2006@voila.fr for security reasons on the receipt of your mail indicating interest.


Expecting your response.

Best regards

Dr Dr Edward Tang
Port Louis, Mauritius







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