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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:
  • "transfer into your 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew sekuma" <andrew_sekuma@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:45:46 +0000
Subject: Good Day

From: Dr. Andrew Sekuma,
E-mail:sekuma3@accountant.com

Hello,

I am Dr. Andrew Sekuma, the Regional computing auditor of (STANDARD
BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA) JOHANNESBURG BRANCH (SBSA). There is an account
opened in this bank in 1985 and since 1992 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 will be
forfeited for nothing according to South Africa laws and act of
1993,the money will be revert this country Government treasury after 15
years if there is no valid claim. I need a foreign partner that will
present as a relative to this late man.

The owner of this account is Mr. Daniel B.Jones, a foreigner, and a
Miner at Kruger Gold Co. a geologist by profession and he died since
1992. the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved
to me as well that this company does not know anything about this
account and the amount involved is us$34,000,000 Thirty Four million
dollars.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner, I will use my influence to
effect legal approvals and onward transfer into your account At the
conclusion of this business, you will be given 25%of the total amount,
75% will be for me and my family, I await to hear from you soon.

Yours truly,

Dr. Andrew Sekuma ,

STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA

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