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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "pavalion38@ommail.com" <pavalion38@ommail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:17:37 -0500
Subject: [ SPAM ] PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIA

NO;55 PARKLANE STREET,
SANDTON JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.

hallo

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise
since we don’t
know each other before,but for purpose of introduction, I am
MR.HENRY ndolovu,the chief auditor of AMALGAMATED BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA ) There is an account opened in this bank
in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated on this account
again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it
would be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is Mr. Smith Andreas, a
foreigner,and a miner
at Kruger gold co.,

a geologist by profession and he died since 1990.
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 his company does not know anything about this
account and the amount involved is (USD 46M), FORTY six
million United States Dollars million dollars.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money
cannot be
approved to a local bank here,but can only be approved to
any foreign
account because the money is in us dollars and the former
owner of the
account is Mr. Smith Andreas is a foreigner too. I know that
this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know
ourselves before. We will sign an agreement, but be sure
that it is real and a genuine business. Please reply
urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take
immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax number
including the full details of the account to be used for the
deposit of the money.

I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement
to bind us
together so that you can receive this money into a foreign
account or
any account of your choice where the fund will be safe. And
I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and
other investments.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
foreigner with
foreign account and foreign beneficiary.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because
the
management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner, who has correct information of this account,
which I will give to you later
immediately, if you are capable and willing to handle such
amount in strict confidence and trust according to my
instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because this
opportunity will never come again in my life.

I need truthful person in this business because I don't want
to make mistake I need your strong assurance and trust. With
my position now in the office I can transfer this money to
any foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with
assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical
arrival in your country for sharing.
I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we
receive this
money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make this
remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your
country at least two days ahead of the monegoing 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 effect legal
approvals and
onward transfer of this money to your account with
appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign
exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of
the total
amount, 70% will be for me, and while 5% will be for
expenses both parties might have incurred during the process
of transferring. I look forward to your earliest reply
through my email or through my above phone number.

Yours truly,

MR.HENRY ndolovu


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