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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:
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "S M" <siphomatins@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:12:58 +0200
Subject: YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE NEEDED

Dear VICTIMNAME,

First and foremost, we appreciate for your kind response and willingness to
assist my family in this transaction,

This is to inform you that my mother and I will met our financial adviser in
regards to your response and to seek his advice base on how the money could
be transferred from south Africa to your country without any problem or
contravene the banking rules and regulation of both countries, according to
my financial adviser he said that your present will be needed here in south
Africa to open a non resident bank account with one the commercial banks
here through which the money will be transfer to your yet nominated bank
account.

I look forward to your quick answer and please remember to maintain the
secret and confidentiality of this transaction for security reasons.


Thanks and God bless, I will like to have your personal telephone numbers
for easy communication when necessary, by grace of God the transaction will
be done without any delay and please don’t ever think to betray or take
advantage as soon as the money is into your account.


Regards,
Mr.Sipho Martins
For the family.

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