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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:
  • "dear friend" (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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Gordon Michael" <mrgmichael8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrgmichael@accountant.com
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:39:51 +0200
Subject: Business

From: Mr.Gordon Michael.
8 Zulberg Close,
off Ernest Oppenheimer Road,
Johannesburg 2196,
Republic of South Africa.
Dear Friend

RE: TRANSFER OF US$26,000.000.00
(TWENTY SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)

I am the personal account officer to the great late INDUSTRIALIST who had an
account in one of the top banks here in South Africa. Forgive my contact
because this letter comes to you as a surprise, as you don't know of it's
coming before. My contact is for you to please assist to transfer
US$26,000.000.00 ( Twenty Six million United States dollars only) in
tranches from a Prime Bank here in South Africa to any oversea's account(s).

The account was opened in 1998 and he died in 2003 without a written or oral
WILL and since 2003 nobody had operated the account. The account is dormant
and the funds floating.If I do not remit this money out urgently it will be
forfeited to the bank. Firstly, I must solicit your strictest confidence in
this transaction because of my official position and nature of the deal. The
business can be concluded in 10 (ten) banking days .I am sure and have
confidence of your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of
this great magnitude. The account holder was a foreigner and no other person
knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and until his death he was the accountant of the company.

My investigation through the National immigration department proved to me as
well that he was single as at the time of his entry into the Republic of
South Africa. The credit balance in this account is USD$26 Million ( Twenty
Six Million United States Dollars only). Your assistance as a foreigner is
necessary because the management of the bank will welcome any foreigner who
has correct information on this account which I will disclose to you if you
are interested to do this business with me.There is no risk in this business
if you follow my instructions. Given my position and my personal rapport
with the manager of the bank, the funds can be transferred to any account(s)
you nominate .I need an assurance from you that this money will be intact
pending my arrival to your bank for disbursements.

We will start with the first swift wire-transfer of US$6 million( Six
million United States only) Upon successful transfer of the first tranch
without any disappointment from your side, you shall apply for the
outstanding sum of US $20 Million to the same or other account(s).

Armed with correct information as a foreigner and appropriate documentations
as we shall arrange I will use my position to secure a prompt conclusion to
the transaction. Your duty is to send me the banking coordinates for the
transfer while maintaining the required confidentiality . At the conclusion
of the transfer you will receive 35%, 5% will be for any expenses both
parties incurred in the process of this business and 60% of the funds will
be for me.

Upon your strong assurance of your full cooperations and receipt of your
account details then I will start the process of the funds transfer to your
account without further delay ok. I look forward to hear from you soonest.

May God bless you.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Gordon Michael.

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