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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +27721850640 (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.
  • frankmoyo5619@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:13:52 +0100
Subject: URGENT




FROM: MR FRANK MOYO

DIRECT LINE: +27_721_850640

REPLY ME ON: EMAIL: ( frankmoyo5619@hotmail.com [mailto:frankmoyo5619@hotmail.com])



ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO



May I have the pleasure of introducing myself? I am Mr. Frank Moyo, here is the brief detail of how the fund generated to assure you that this transaction is genuine and legal, and please just go through this mail and you will understand the process. I Mr. Frank Moyo Chairman of the Tender Board Committee on the award of contracts in the department of Works and Housing Lampoon Province Republic of South Africa. The said Contract, which is, now valued at US$152.5M was originally USD 120M Executed by MR.GARVIN MALUSI in 2006 to LABROUTH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED. At completion of the contract MR.GARVIN MALUSI (LABROUTH CONSTRUCTION LTD) was paid USD120M leaving the balance of USD32.5 M in escrow account. As the Head of the Department, I want this balance of USD32.5M in the escrow account to be transfer before the external auditor arrives, to this effect I need your 100% co-operation and trust since you/your company will be introduce as Sub Contractor to Labrouth Construction Limited
as to filing a claim.



As you file in for the claim and payment of this contract Money I will provide the details of the contract as the file is with me already for any information that may be needed before the final transfer of the contract fund. On my side, I want to assure you of the certainty of moving this money with my official positions but as a matter of my integrity I need a very strong GUARANTEE and I demand from you a strong assurance that you are capable of handling an amount of this magnitude, more so that you will not sit on the fund when this money is successfully in your bank account, that is the reason I demand an assurance from you please don't get me wrong we are just human. This is a very safe and risk-free involvement as I determined to close all the books in other to avoid any traces and enquiry in the future since I am still in active civil service and will not like to loose my positions in office. Please always bear in mind that my identity with that of my colleague, must be
kept silent before and after this transaction.



After the successful transfer of this contract payment directly into your nominated account, we resolved that 50% of the Total sum shall be for us, which will be invest in your country or any part of the world, and manage by you also, you will keep 45% as your personal commission, while 5% has been mapped out to clear all expenses incurred by you or any other party involved in the process of taking possession of this contract fund. I demand that you keep this transaction very Private and confidential in view of my personal involvement since I am still working with the ministry and that would also tarnish my political ambitious. Further details of the processes for the claim will be provided as soon as we receive your full details. And also send me Attached scan copy of your international passport for self-identification. Note that this transaction is 100% risk free. Do acknowledge the receipt of this letter above and forward me your reply to this E-mail address or you can cal
l me on my private phone no.+ 27-72 1850 640 EMAIL (frankmoyo5619@hotmail.com) [mailto:frankmoyo5619@hotmail.com)]

Waiting for your urgent response, to enable us file claim application.



Best regards,



Mr. Frank Moyo

Tele: +27 7218 50640



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