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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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "i will give you 35% " (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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.John Ndlovu" <jndlovu15@live.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:03:10 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION


From: Mr. John Ndlovu.
General Manager.=20
Alert Security Company Pty Ltd.=20
Clare inch Wood.=20
Johannesburg, South Africa. STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL: Attn: Please,
=20
In order to transfer out (USD 10 Million dollars) ten million United State=
s Dollars from A SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY, in a consignment, in disgui=
se as private antiques and valuables. I have the courage to ask for your c=
o-operation, assistance and understanding in this profitable and lucrative=
proposal.=20
I am Mr. John Ndlovu, a South African Citizen, the general manager of ALER=
T SECURITY COMPANY PTY LTD our firm is a security company of high repute w=
ith years of outstanding services. I know that this massage will come to y=
ou as a surprise as we dont know our selves before, but be sure that it is=
real and a genuine business. I got your contact email address from a secu=
re server online in my quest to find a trustworthy person on whom I can re=
pose confidence for a transaction of this nature with believe you will nev=
er let me down in this business. SOURCES OF THIS FUND:
=20
There is a consignment deposited in my firm in the year 2001, since the ye=
ar 2002, nobody has paid any security demurrage on this very consignment, =
despite the initial security bill which was paid for a year, which only co=
vered the security bill for 2001 only.=20
After going through some old files in my possession for the year ended 200=
3. I observed that this very consignment has overstayed without any body s=
howing interest of claim or ownership, I was obliged to have a closer inve=
stigation on the sealed trunk box via the record and the office scanner, h=
ence I discovered that the content was money, and not private treasure as =
it was declared and recorded by the company, this fund is ten million doll=
ars (us$10million) However if I do not facilitate action to remit this fun=
d out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing. However, the owner of th=
is consignment was Mr. Smith Andrea, a foreigner, and miner at Kruger Gold=
Company, a geologist by profession and he died in April 2001. No other pe=
rson knew about the content of this box or any thing concerning to this ef=
fect, the vault has no other beneficiary as my record stated and my invest=
igation proved to me as well that my company does not know that this consi=
gnment is containing money. I am only contacting you as a foreigner becaus=
e this consignment cannot be approved to an indigene of South Africa, but =
can only be approved to any foreign beneficiary who have collect informati=
on,which i will give to you later because the money is in United States do=
llars and the former owner of the vault was Mr. Smith Andrea a foreigner t=
oo.
I want to transfer the money through a Bank here in South Africa into a sa=
fe foreigners account abroad. I need truthful person in this business beca=
use i dont want to make mistake. I need your strong assurance and trust. W=
ith my position now in the office i can transfer the money to any foreigne=
rs reliable account, with assurance that the money will be intact pending =
my physical arrival in your country for sharing.
At the conclusion of this business, i will give you 35% of the total amoun=
t, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might in=
curs during the process of transferring the money, so if you are capable t=
o handle this amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instru=
ction and advise for our mutual benefits in life,i am expecting your urgen=
t reply. I look forward to your maximum co-operation and favourable reply.=
Yours Sincerely,=20
Mr. John Ndlovu.=20
General Manager.=20
Alert Security Company Pty Ltd.=20


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