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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your commision" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: john_mark_20044@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:07:22 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?INVESTMENT=20PROPOSAL=2E=20=20=20?=

ATTN: Director ,

I humbly wish to seek your assistance in matter that is very important
and needs utmost trust and confidence.

I am John Mark.,a close confidant of one of South African most powerful
family.The wife of former top Government official, a gold magnat (Original
owner of Kruger Gold Co).ie late Chief Bamunga Sango Mbeki, former Junior
Minister of Mines and Power Federal republic of South Africa.
Unfortunately, he died soon after handing over because the new government
wanted to probe his activities while in office for financial appropriations.Presently,
all his foriegn and local account was frozen and their assets confiscated.

The wife wishes to move out of South Africa the sum of US$42Million She
wishes to invest the aforementioned sum in viable investment overseas.
For obvious reasons, my client does not want to place this fund with established
financial institution with the family name for security reasons.It is her
desirethat the deal be handled as quietly as possible without possibility
of any leakage to public or government.She has therefore empowered me to
find and negotiate for a reliable and trustworthy foreigner who can assist
to invest the fund properly for the family.

If you agree to act as a fund manager for my client and the family,I shall
release the sum of US$42Million to you if you meet my requirements.The money
available is safe with a private security company coded and logded in witha
fictitious name.Upon a favourable response from you, I shall let you knowof
the steps involved.

Your commision shall be down payment of 15% of the total sum,that is US$6.3
and annual 10% of the after tax returns on investment for the first 5 years.

Thereafter,the terms shall be re-negotiated. If you are capable and willing
to participate in this transaction contact me through my aboveemail for
a heart to heart discussion, less I look for someone else.
Regards.
John Mark.

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