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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:
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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Fraud email example:

From: samuel thambo <samuel_thambo0a2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <samuelthambo11@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:09:24 +0200
Subject: HI



Dearest,

My name is Mr. Smuel Tambo, manager with Investec Bank of South Africa ; I am also the account manager to an Australian businessman based in South Africa by name Mr. Haddock Brads who died through fatal road accident in year 2005. sins then my bank has made all necessary investigation to locate any of his next of kin or relative, all afoot proves abortive , so far the bank have decided to confiscate the account as a dormant account, and will retune the total fund to the government treasury as on clam fund. I am writing to solicit for your assistance in transfer of the funds left in his account in amount of USD14.5M for disbursement amongst us and subsequent investment.

If interested in my offer please contact me urgently so that I can effect necessary changes on our system whereby your name shall appear as the next of kin to the deceased: Your name in full, Tel & fax, Note that your share for participating on this exercise will be 30% of the total sum transferred to your account. %60 for me and %10 will be set aside for any expenses that might ocure at the process of transfer

Regards,

Mr. Samuel Tambo.
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