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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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 state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "williams ndlovo" <williamsndlovo03@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:43:34 -0700
Subject: To the Beneficiary


>From Mr. Williams Ndlovo
Director Special Duties, United Nations Organization
In Conjunction with the International Monetary Fund
World Bank Fact-Finding & Special Duties Office
Johannesburg South Africa.
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IMMEDIATE PAYMENT FOR CONTRACT #.MAV/UNO/WBO/LM-05-371
**#.UNO/WBO LM-05-371**
**ORDERING CONTRACTOR**
"UNO/WBO" â€" SG
To the Beneficiary,
The World Bank Group, in conjunction with the United Nations
Organization, hereby receive your payment with reference number
#.MAV/UNO/WBO/LM-05-371 amounting to US$ 30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million
United State
Dollars). From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with
the United Nations Organization your company is next on the list of
outstanding contractors who are to receive their payments. According to
information gathered from the UNO's human resource database we were
notified that your payment is ready to be transferred to your account and i
therefore wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and
will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.
Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the following:
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Phone, Fax and Mobile Number:
(3) Company Name, Address and Position:
(4) Profession, Age and Marital status.
As soon as this information is received, your payment will be processed
and transfer will be made into your account immediately from the
international fund remittance department. For more information and
clarifications do not hesitate to reach me either via my private Email
address.

Congratulations.
Best Regards,
MR. WILLIAMS Ndlovo.

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