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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million 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)
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Fraud email example:

From: sabinus alem <sabinusalem7@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:21:00 +0000
Subject: URGENT



FROM: MR. SABINUS ALEM.
JOHANESSBURG.
R.S.A.
Dear Sir/Madam. STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

In order to transfer out (USD $20M) Twenty Million United States Dollars) from A SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY, in a consignment, in disguised as private antiques and precious stones. I have the courage to ask for your co-operation, assistance and understanding in this profitable and lucrative proposal.

INTRODUCTION.
I am MR. SABINUS ALEM as in above am married and blessed with four children, i was born in the northern province of South Africa, I am the present in charge of our vault operations services in my company for the past ten years.

SOURCES OF THIS FUND
There is a consignment deposited in my firm in the year 2004, since the year 2005, nobody has paid any security demurrage on this very consignment, despite the initial security bill which was paid for a year, which only covered the security bill for 2004 only. After going through some old files in my possession for the year ended 2006.

I observed that this very consignment has overstayed without any body showing interest of claim or ownership, I was obliged to have a closer investigation on the sealed trunk box in our Vault via the record, hence i discovered that the content was money, and not private treasure as it was declared and record by the company, this fund is about Twenty Million Dollars (US$20M) However if I do not facilitate action to take out this box out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing.

However, the owner of this consignment was Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner, and miner at Kruger Gold Company, a geologist by profession and he died in October 5th 2004 after a heart surgery in UK. No other person knew about this deposit or any thing concerning to this effect, the vault has no other beneficiary as my record stated and my investigation proved to me as well that my company does not know anything about this vault.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to an indigene of South Africa, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in United States dollars and the former owner of the vault was Mr. Smith Andreas a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you a surprise, as we don’t know ourselves before. We will sign a mutual agreement, this will bind us legally.

I need trustworthy person like you in this business because I do not want to make mistake, also I need your strong assurance and trust. With my position now in my office I can transfer this consignment to your reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction/deposit immediately we received this money, leaving no trace to anywhere. I will apply for my annual leave to get visa immediately i hear from you, that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account with good intentions.

COMPASECTIONS
I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms from the ministries and foreign exchange departments involved. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 20% of the total amount, 75% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might made during the process of transferring the money out from here.
I look forward to your maximum co-operation and favorable reply.

Yours faithfully,

MR. SABINUS ALEM.

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