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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27834772044 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • frankzuma1111@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank zuma" <frankzuma000_6@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:31:55 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTAIL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FROM THE DESK OF:
ABSA BANK OF SOUTH
AFRICA.SANDTON
BRANCH.
+27 834-772-044.
Email To: frankzuma1111@yahoo.com
{USD15,MILLION TO TRANSFER}

sir and madarn

I am Mr Frank zuma, Bank Manager Amalgameted Bank of South Africa{ABSA}. I
have urgent and very confidential business proposal for you.An American Gold
consultant/contractor with the South African Solid Gold Corporation,mr
William Bryant made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued atUS$15,000,000.00 (fiften Million Dollars) in my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply.After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the South African Solid Gold
Corporation that William Bryant died in a plane crash in Alaska Airlines
Flight 261(for more information about this crash and person you can contact
this website:

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ since we got
this information about his death. On further investigation, I found out that
he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.William Bryant
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of US$15,000,000.00
is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Republic OF
SOUTH AFRICA, at the expiration of 6 (SIX) years, the money will revert to
the ownership of the South African Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to Mr.William Bryant

so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of
somecorrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide
immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare
the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the
next of kin.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.A bank account in any
part of the world that you will provide will then acilitate the transfer of
this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratioof 65%
for me and 30% for you.then 5%will be map out for any expenses that may
occure during transactions. There is no risk at all as all the paper work
for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the
Branch Manager qarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If
you are interested,

please reply immediately via the private email address above. Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents
that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your
confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent call via my phone number Tel:+27-834-772-044. and Email
me on: frankzuma1111@yahoo.com



Regard,

Mr. Frank Zuma.

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