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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:
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: reginald chuk <reginald_chuk3@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: pin_dan_jones@myway.com
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:50:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT




Leonore Freudgen,

I therefore request that you send me your account details(or urgently open a new account without any money in it provided it can receive money)and your
telephone nos. both home and office for easy communication
.
State the account as below:
The name of the Bank:
The address of the Bank:
The beneficiary name :
account number :

On receipt of the above information, I will start processing the transfer of the fund to your account.

I will also send you the death certificate, and the affidavit of fact will be prepared in your name and the court will issue letter of administration which will serve as a WILL stating you as the legal and the rightful beneficiary of the fund. With these document sent to the bank the fund will be transferred to your account.

Be informed that all arrangement to see to the successful transfer of this fund in your account is already in place and I will proceed with the processing on receipt of your safe account information with your strong assurance that you will not let me down either now or in the future. Please note that this is an urgent and confidential business.Always keep it confidential.

Waiting to hear from you.

Contact me on the following satellite tel. no.: +882-164-6652218 If you want to call my no. dial the way you use to call other countries, do not put South African country code,{27} because it is a satellite phone.
Sincerely,

Reginald Chuk.


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