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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Walter Ray <walter_ray_0001@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:35:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY IS HIGHLY NEEDED


Attn: VICTIMNAME .

Dear Brother,

Thanks for your willingness and your co-operation concerning this transaction I would like to clarify to you how we are going to achieve this opportunity because the money cannot be cashed here in South Africa and I would like to use this opportunity to inform you to be very careful because of the Scam that going all over the world also I don't want you to invest my money in any of them.

We can only achieve our aim by swift transfer, meanwhile we need to make the change of ownership to your names as the next kin of the late Mr. Wolfgang Schiniter to enable us to transfer the money into your own account.

Secrecy and confidentiality must be strictly adhered to as our primary working condition so that this transaction will not be exposed and for my job not to be jeopardized. I am a family man with children that I care for and I have been in the top banking management sector for over ten years with a clean and clear reputations, therefore I don’t want anything that will
tarnish my good image and put the future of my God giving children in danger, so I advice that we should be very careful in this transfer.

Secondly I would like you to send me your bank information where the money will be transferred and also your private telephone and fax number for the confidentiality of the transaction. I would like to inform you that I have a friend who works in South Africa Reserve Bank and he has promised to help us to get all the necessary documents that will be needed to transfer this money out from South Africa. The banker’s name is Mr.Daniel Maloi, he will be working on our behalf.

Finally, I would like you to guarantee me that when this money comes into your account there will be no problem or stories because this is my lifetime opportunity and also to inform you that this transaction is risk free but you only need to co-operate with me and to follow my instructions.

I await your urgent response.

Your dignified Partner,

Walter Ray




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