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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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 us 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • smithall2@jmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:56:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject: BUSINES

FROM THE DESK TOP OF DR,EDWARD SMITH
CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

ATTENTION:MR/MRS I AM DR.EDWARD SMITH THE CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER OF
A BANK.THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF OUR BANK IS OVER($48,000,000.00 (Fourty
Eight million US DOLLARS) AND THE CURRENT ASSETS OF OUR BANK IS RELATIVELYLIQUID
RESOURCES.

THIS CATEGORIES INCLUDES CASH,INVESTMENTS IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES,
RECEIVABLE,INVENTORIES
AND PREPAID EXPENSES. IN RECENT YEARS THE
ANNAUL REVENUE OF OUR BANK HAS EXCEEDED TO US$100.000 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSEND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS)AND MY RESPONSIBITY IS FOR ME TO MAINTAINADEQUATE
MONETARY INTERNAL CONTROL,CONTROLLING THE BANK CASH POSITION, BUDGETTING
AND FOR THE PREPARATION OF ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

THE NUMBER OF CAPITAL SHARES WHICH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE YEAR 2007
IS UNDER MY JURISDICTION IS US$300,000 AND THE OUTSTANDING SHARE THAT
IS PRESENTLY UNDER MY CONTROL AND SUPERVISION IS US$2,000,000,000.00
(TWO BILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
WE ARE IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2008 AND I NEED A RELIABLE FOREIGN
PARTNER THAT WILL ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THE FUND INTO HIS BANK ACCOUNT.

I HAVE MANAGERIAL CONECTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY IS TRANSFERED
INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT BY ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER.
I NEED THE FOLLOWING BANKING INFORMATION:
1. THE NAME OF YOUR BANK
2. THE BANK ADDRESS
3. THE BANK ACCOUNT
4. THE BANK ROUTING/SWIFT CODE
5. THE BANK BENEFICIARY
6. YOUR COMPANY NAME7. YOUR FULL NAME ,ADDRESS8. YOUR PRIVATE CELL NUMBER
AND FAX

WITH THE ABOVE INFORMATION, I WILL GET AN APPROVAL THAT WILL HELP TO
MAKE THE PAYMENT OF US$68,MILLION US DOLLARS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK
ACCOUNT AND THIS WILL ONLY TAKE US 14 BANKING WORKING DAYS TO EXECUTIVE
THIS FINANCIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH PARTIES.
WE HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THE FUND AS FOLLOW: 25%
WILL BE GIVING TO YOU HAS THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WHERE THE FUND WILL
BE TRANSFER AND 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND 10% FOR VALUE ADDED TAX THAT
WILL BE REQUIRED BY YOUR BANK OFFICIAL.

THE BANK WILL SEND YOU VALID CONCRETE AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT AND TELEX
CONFIRMATION WILL BE SEND TO YOUR BANK AND FOR YOU TO VARIFY FROM YOUR
BANK AS SOON AS THE FUND HIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
NOTE:PLEASE KINDLY STATE YOUR EARLY RSPONSE IMMEDIATLY FOR MORE DETAILS
ON THE MODALITIES INVOLVES IN THIS BUSINESS AND REMEMBER IT IT TOP SECRET
YOU HAVE TO KEEP STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR URGENT COMPLIANCE AND FEED BACK VIA MY PRIVATE
EMAIL ADDRESS: smithall2@jmail.co.za

YOURS TRULY,
DR,EDWARD SMITH.

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