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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:
  • "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)
  • "you will be given 30%" (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)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Edmond Miti <info_attorneyschambers@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: edmt555@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:39:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Mr. Edmond Miti


(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 74,000.000.00 USD}
SEVENTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLAR

I am contacting you in view of the fact we will be of Great assistance to each other, like developing a cordial business relationship. I am Mr. Edmond Miti, an Auditor General of one of the prime bank here in Zambia, during the course of our auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 1995 and since 1999 nobody has operated on this account again, after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account died without a [heir] 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 Mr. David Mark, a foreigner, and an industrialist, and he died, since 1996. And no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that Mr. David Mark and until his death was the manager Jargon oil company Ltd [pty]. Zambia. I want you to apply for the payment of the fund to the bank to be release on your custody as the beneficiary.

The amount involved is (USD 74 M) Seventy-four million United States Dollars only. I want you to stand as the beneficiary to this fund and transfer $74,000.000 [Seventy-four million United States Dollar] to your safe foreign account in your country, but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here, without valid international foreign passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers license and foreign a/c because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the a/c Mr. David Mark is a foreigner too, and the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c. However, we will sign a binding agreement, to bind us together.

I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine, Because the management is ready to approve this payment to you as a foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business.

I need your strong assurance that you will never, never betray or let me down. With my influence and the position of the bank official we can transfer this money to your foreign reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing.

The bank official will destroy all documents of transaction immediately You receive this money leaving no trace to any place and to build confidence you can come immediately to discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and I will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account.
I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approvals in your name as the beneficiary for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 8% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring, while 2% for charity, as a mark of God's gratitude for the blessing. If you are interested in this transaction, please do reply immediately so that we can proceed.

I look forward to your earliest reply
Best Regards,
Mr. Edmond Miti
From Mr. Edmond Miti

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