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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Godwin Frank" <frank_godwin@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrgodwinfrank@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:40:34 +0000
Subject: From:Chief Investment Consultant,



From:Chief Investment Consultant, Dept.Of Offshore Mortgage Services, Firstrand Bank17th floor, 1 Merchant Place, CornerFredom Drive and Rivonia Road,Sandton,2196P.O.Box 786273,Sandton,2146South Africa.www.firstrand.co.za I am Mr.Godwin Frank,one of the Directors in charge of Auditing and Accounting section in Firstrand Bank of South Africa and also Chairman of Investigating and Auditing department of this Bank.I got your contact after an official enquiry from your country's Consulate via the chambers of Commerce and Industries here in my country South Africa,but I did not disclose the intention to anyone because of the delicate nature of the proposal. I am contacting you to solicit for your assistance to help me safe guard this funds amounting to (USD 22,759,000.00 MILLION UNITED STAETS DOLLARS).left by one of our late foreign contractors from Iraq in Baghdad whose relatives could not be traced as he died along with his family members.Visit for further detail:

{http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3365721.stm}

You will be presented as the Next-Of-Kin to the deceased to enable our organization transfer the money to you as the legitimate next of kin. I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your affirmative response at my secured Email address.

Looking forward to hearing from you soonest.
Best Regard,
Mr.Godwin FrankBCom (Hons), Professional Development Programme (City University of New York), Senior Executive Programme Harvard and Wits Business Schools)CEO FNB Branch Banking

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