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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:
  • ",500,000" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ABRAHAM JOUBERT <abenj_009@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: jamespeters64@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:27:21 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I HAVE MONEY FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY


STALLION SECURITY COMPANY (PTY) LTD.
P O BOX 16638, DOORNFORTEIN 2028
SOUTH AFRICA

DEAR SIR,

I AM JAMES ZUMA PETERS, FROM SOUTH AFRICAN WORKING AS THE
I AM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED COMPANY.
A MAN DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $8,500,000:00 UNITED STATES
DOLLARS IN MY SECURITY COMPANY SINCE 1985. AND SINCE THEN
WE HAVE NOT SEEN HIM AGAIN. ALL THE CONTACT HE GAVE WAS
FAKE CONTACT.

RIGHT NOW I CONTACTED YOU IF WE CAN ROCK A DEAL WITH YOU, BY
REDEPOSITING THIS MONEY IN YOUR NAME, SO THAT IT WILL BE EASY
TO MOVE IT OUT THIS MONEY TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR AN
INVESTMENT.

PLEASE IF YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO IT, I A READY TO GIVE YOU 30% OF
THE TOTAL SUM. JUST REPLY VIA MY EMAIL.

BEST REGARDS

MR. JAMES ZUMA PETERS



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