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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +32487854852 (Belgium, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "edwin55@terra.es" <edwin55@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 07:00:40 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE:URGENT REQUEST!!



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ATTENTION: CHAIRMAN/CEO
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT REQUEST!!

I am Dr. Edwin Raymond, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am one =
of the Director of Project Implementation with the South Africa Department =
of Mining & Natural Resources. I am presently on an oversea trip in Brussel=
s Belgium.
First and foremost, I apologize using this medium to reach you for a transa=
ction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to confidentiality and pr=
ompt access reposed on this medium. Be informed that a member of the South =
Africa Export Promotion Council (GEPC) who was at the Government delegation=
to your country during a trade exhibition gave your enviable credentials/p=
articulars to me. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with y=
ou in the execution of the deal described Hereunder for the benefit of all =
parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of =
this transaction.

Within the Department of Mining & Natural Resources where I work as one of =
the Directors and with the cooperation of four other top officials, we have=
in our possession as overdue payment bills totalling Ten Million, Six Hund=
red Thousand U. S. Dollars of ($10,600,000.00.) which we want to transfer a=
broad with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual t=
o receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company acc=
ount to receive such funds.
More so, we are handicapped in the circumstances, as the South Africa Civil=
Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore account henc=
e your importance in the whole transaction.This amount $10.6 million repres=
ents the balance of the total contract value executed on behalf of my Depar=
tment by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced d=
eliberately. Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original=
contractor, leaving the balance in the Tune of the said amount which we ha=
ve in principles gotten approval to remit by Key tested Telegraphic Transfe=
r(K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide by filing in an appli=
cation through the Justice Ministry here in S.A for the transfer of rights =
and privileges of the former contractor to you.I have the authority of my p=
artners involved to propose that should you be willing to assist us in the =
transaction, your share of the sum will be 30% of the $10.6 million, 60% fo=
r us and 10% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses. The business itself i=
s 100% safe on your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and conf=
identiality. This entire transaction can be completed within 3 weeks if all=
works well with us.

Also your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execu=
tion of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that=
you will not disappoint me.Endeavour to contact me immediately through my =
direct Tel, numbers or this email address;edwinlab@voila.fr whether or not=
you are interested in this deal.If you are not, it will enable me scout fo=
r another foreign partner to carry out this deal I want to assure you that =
my partners and myself are in a position to make the payment of this claim =
possible provided you can give us a very strong Assurance and guarantee tha=
t our share will be secured and please remember to treat this matter as ver=
y confidential matter, because we will not comprehend with any form of expo=
sure as we are still in active Government Service and remember once again t=
hat time is of the essence in this business.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Edwin Raymond
+32 487854852.=20





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