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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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)
  • "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)
  • "is 100% 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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • gold_anglo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david barber" <anglo-goldashanti_za@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: anglogold5@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:15:14 +0000
Subject: Anglo Gold Ashanti Com Sa

FROM DR. DAVID BARBER
TEL 27-83-243-7255
EMAIL; gold_anglo@yahoo.com
WEBSITE:www.anglogoldashanti.co.za


ATTN: MR.& MRS

GOOD DAY;IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I WRITE TO REVEAL THIS URGENT
BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU.

I WAS ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO FIND A FOREIGN PARTNER
WHO WILL ASSIST US IN PROVIDING AN OVERSEAS BANK ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER
OF US$5,000,000.00 ( FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) THE ACTUAL
CONTRACT VALUE WAS US$10 MILLON ( TEN MILLION DOLLARS ONLY),

BUT MY COLLEAGUES AND I BEING MEMBER OF THE CONTRACT AWARD/ REVIEW
COMMITTEE OVER INFLATED THE CONTRACT SUM TO US$15 MILLION (FIFTEEN MILLION
DOLLARS ONLY), WITH THE INTENTION OF SHARING THE REMAINING BALANCE OF US$
5. MILLION. WE THEREFORE WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY IN OUR FAVOUR
FOR DISBURSEMENT AMONG OURSELVES THE SUM OF US$5 MILLION ONLY.

ALSO WE AGREED THAT IF YOU/YOUR COMPANY CAN ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS
FUND, WE WILL TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL RETAIN 25% OF
THE
TOTAL FUND FOR THE ASSISTANCE RENDERED, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR US AND THE
BALANCE OF 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR THE EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED BY
BOTH PARTIES DURING THE PROCESS OF THE FUND TRANSFER.

THE TRANSACTION WILL TAKE TEN WORKING DAYS. WE REQUEST YOU CO-OPERATE WITH
US AND PROVIDE A CONVENIENT ACCOUNT NUMBER IN DESIGNATED BANK WHERE THIS
FUND CAN BE SAFELY TRANSFER TO, WE INTEND TO COME OVER THERE ON THE
COMPLETION OF THE FUND TRANSFER TO SECURE OUR SHARE.PLEASE, NOTE THAT WE
HAVE BEEN CAREFUL AND HAVE WORKED OUT ALL THE MODALITIES FOR A SMOOTH
TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR CHOSEN BANK ACCOUNT BEFORE CONTACTING YOU.

THEREFORE, YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO EXPOSE THIS PROPOSAL TO ANYBODY FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SECURITY AND ITS CONFIDENTIAL NATURE, WE ALSO BELIEVE YOU WOULD
NOT SIT ON OUR MONEY WHEN TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS YOU WILL GET YOUR
100% SHARE.BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE, IF THIS
PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED,

PLEASE CONTACT US : BY INDICATING YOUR INTEREST AND SENDING THE FOLLOWING
TO US: BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER/ ADDRESS/ TELEPHONE, FAX, TELEX, SWIFT/ CODE
NUMBER, NAME OF BENEFICIARY E.T.C. NOTE THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF YOUR
BUSINESS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATTER IN THIS TRANSACTION. THANKS FOR YOUR
ANTICIPATED RESPONSE.
YOURS SINCERELY
DR DAVID BARBER

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