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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "because it still remains the fastest medium of communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Tony Welt <ton_nxv9@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tonywelt@myway.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:04:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please reply


From: Mr.Tony Welt
Auditor General
First National Bank
6th floor, 1 First Place
Cnr Simmonds & Pritchard Street
Johannesburg, Gauteng
South Africa

Attn: Sir,

RE:TRANSFER OF USD168,559,000.00 MILLION TO YOU ACCOUNT.

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business.Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is
private, and it should be treated in strict confidence.

At first I will like to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to both parties.

In order to transfer out USD168,559,000.00 {One hundred and sixty eight million five hundred and fifty nine thousand U.S dollar Only} from our bank here in South Africa. The fund for transfer is of clean origin. The owner of the fund is a foreigner, a program leader who was believed to acquire the fund through his secret Crude Oil deal with the Former IRAQI government.The deceased died with all the members of his family in an auto-accident in June 23, 1999 without a WILL. the amount involved is USD168,559,000.00

I want to transfer this money into your account as the foreign beneficiary of the fund. I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
At conclusion of the transfer without any disappointment from your side, I will give you 25% of the tatal sum 70% will be for me and my partner while 5% will be set aside for any expenses both paties might incur in the transfer process. We have decided to give you this percentage in order to motivate you and also to make you feel satisfied at the end of this transaction.

Expecting your quick reply.

Regards,

Mr. Tony Welt



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