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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +27737940052 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: williamskab03@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:37:32 +0200
Subject: benefit

Dear Sir

This may come as a very good surprise to you but rest assured it is from the
right man at the right time,

My name is Pierre Jean Bamba, from republic of Togo and I am the personal
assistant on domestic affairs to our late president Eyamsengbe Eyadema,
since his death people are looting his things, money and other valuables
things, but as a Christian I don’t want to involve my self in such act,
I have helped his son recover many things even some of his accounts which
the family are not aware of, and after all this his son paid me with evil,
so now the president has an account with one Arabian countries which I have
some relevant documents. And I have contacted the bank manager, he said I
should find some one to assist me someone who will be capable to help.

I need your assistance because the money is too much for me the amount in
question is $20,000,000.00(Twenty Million United States of American dollars)
please I will accept any conditions please I want to facilitates the transfer
because of my position now and I am currently hiding myself here in south Africa
as an asylum.

To be candid, my pastor assured me that you would be capable of helping me I need
your urgent reply, the manager is interested and wants to assist. For your effort
and dedication in this issue I have decided to offer you 35% of the total sum
while 15% will goes to the bank manager then 50% will be mine.

I am waiting patently for your reply till then remain bless,

Best regards,

Pierre Jean Bamba.
(Fax:+448703890213).
(Tel:+27 737940052).

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