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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "% will be for you" (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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27866098431 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • nicolaswilson91@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nicolaswilson91@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:26:54 -0800
Subject: From :Nicolas Wilson

FAX: +27 866 098 431
EMAIL :nicolaswilson91@hotmail.com


Dear friend ,

I am Mr.NICOLAS WILSON, I am in urgent need for a foreigner that I will work in hand with me to transfer the sum of $10million to his company Account or private account.
I have to contact you directly for this deal as I am convinced that you are capable of handling this transaction.

I am a civil servant working as a director in federal ministry of works and housing here in South Africa. with position here in the ministry I have the opportunity to over invoice a contract that was awarded to a forien contractor.
The said contractor has been concluded and paid in full.

I want us to put heads together and transfer the left over funds (USD 10Million which was insured and deposited in the paying bank's escrow account) to your company or personal account as soon as possible.

I have contacted an accountant in the paying bank that will work with us to enable us get this money transferred to your account within 10 banking working days according to him.
All documentation and arrangement has been made by him to ensure that every thing go well.
Hence; i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 70% for me and the banker while 30% will be for you.if you agree to my business proposal.

My full information, identification copy and details of this transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive a positive responds from you.

Upon the successful transfer of this money to your company or personal account,
I will travel down to country for the sharing of the money according to the agreed percentage and to investment my own part under your care in your country or any country of your choice.

Please indicate your interest to work with us by sending to my direct email (nicolaswilson91@hotmail.com) the below information for more clarification, easy communication and agreement purpose between both of us.

(1) YOUR FULL NAME
(2) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
(3) YOUR TEL AND FAX NUMBER

Trusting to hear from you as soon as possible.
Thanks & Best Regard

NICOLAS WILSON

Please feel free to delete and ignore if not interested.

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