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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:
  • "foreign remittance manager" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Zanki." <zankirichdzank03@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: richzanki@myway.com
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 15:45:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent & confidential



Dear Sir,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise however,it indeed I contacted on the urgent need for a foreign partner to assist in the establishment of a noble objective.

I am a banker by profession from Durban ,in South Africa and currently holding the post of Foreign Remittance Manager in a prime bank in Johanessburg South Africa.

I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds $8.2 million of one of my bank deceased client who died in the sharter airline which crashed on mount kenyan in the kenyan city of sumburu on 21st July,2003 to any foreign account.

You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on this website
:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

Hence,I am isoliciting your assistance to bring this project to a logical conclusion as you will be rewarded with 40% of the total sum while I and my colleagues will take remaining 60% if you agree to my business proposal.

I will flourish you with the detailed information of the transaction as soon as you indicate your interest. I look forward to your assistance

Regdards
Richard Zanki.


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