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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:
  • "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.
  • +27721897627 (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.
  • abmgrobert@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.BOBBY R.GODSELL" <ebmgrrobert@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ebmgrobert@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 15:49:10 +0200
Subject: MR.BOBBY R.GODSELL

FROM:MR.BOBBY R.GODSELL
WEBSITE:[www.anglogoldashanti.co.za]
TELEPHONE+27-72-189-7627

ATTENTION SIR,

IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I WRITE TO REVEAL THIS URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU.I WAS ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO FIND A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST US IN PROVIDING AN OVERSEAS
BANK ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER OF US$10,000,000.00 (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)ONLY.

THE ACTUAL CONTRACT VALUE WAS US$126 MILLON (ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS)ONLY, BUT MY COLLEAGUES AND I BEING MEMBER OF THE CONTRACT AWARD/ REVIEW COMMITTEE OVER INFLATED THE CONTRACT SUM TO
US$136 MILLION (ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS)ONLY,WITH THE INTENTION OF SHARING THE REMAINING BALANCE OF US$10 MILLION.

WE THEREFORE WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY IN OUR FAVOUR FOR DISBURSEMENT AMONG OURSELVES THE SUM OF US$10 MILLION ONLY.ALSO WE AGREED THAT IF YOU/YOUR COMPANY CAN ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND, WE WILL TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL RETAIN 25% OF THE TOTAL FUND FOR THE ASSISTANCE RENDERED, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR US AND THE BALANCE OF 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR THE EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED BY BOTH PARTIES DURING THE PROCESS OF THE FUND TRANSFER. THE TRANSACTION WILL TAKE TEN WORKING
DAYS.

WE REQUEST YOU CO-OPERATE WITH US AND PROVIDE A CONVENIENT ACCOUNT NUMBER IN DESIGNATED BANK WHERE THIS FUND CAN BE SAFELY TRANSFER TO, WE INTEND TO COME OVER THERE ON THE COMPLETION OF THE FUND
TRANSFER TO SECURE OUR SHARE.PLEASE, NOTE THAT WE HAVE BEEN CAREFUL AND HAVE WORKED OUT ALL THE MODALITIES FOR A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR CHOSEN BANK ACCOUNT BEFORE CONTACTING YOU.THEREFORE, YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO EXPOSE THIS PROPOSAL TO ANYBODY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURITY AND ITS CONFIDENTIAL NATURE.

WE ALSO BELIEVE YOU WOULD NOT SIT ON OUR MONEY WHEN TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS YOU WILL GET YOUR 100% SHARE.BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE, IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED, PLEASE CONTACT US THROUGH THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER +27-72-189-7627,or at { abmgrobert@yahoo.com } BY INDICATING YOUR INTEREST AND SENDING THE FOLLOWING TO US: BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER/ ADDRESS/ TELEPHONE, FAX, TELEX, SWIFT-CODE, NAME OF BENEFICIARY E.T.C. NOTE THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATTER IN THIS TRANSACTION

THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED RESPONSE.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR.BOBBY R.GODSELL.

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