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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +27828124241 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: jery_khumalo@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 11:34:52 +0200
Subject: NEXT OF KIN NEEDED

FROM: JERRY KHUMALO
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
SOUT AFRICA.
PHONE+ 27 82 812 4241
NEXT OF KIN NEEDED


ATTN:Sir/Madam

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction.This is by virtue of its nature as being
utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET.

Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as i hope for your transparency and ability in handling of transaction of this nature.

Let me start by first introducing myself to you. I am Mr. JERRY KHUMALO, CREDIT OFFICER with the
FIRST NATIONAL Bank of South Africa (FNB) , Johannesburg. I came to know of you in my private
search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction which involves the
transfer of huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.


THE PROPOSITION

A foreigner, Late ENGR JOHN CREEK (SNR) a miner/contractor with ANGLO-GOLD CORP. SOUTH AFRICA, Until his death lastyear in the Kenya Airways Bus (A310-300) Flight KQ430, Banked with us here at First National Bank of South Africa (FNB), Johannesburg, and had a closing balance as at the middle of 2000 worth US$12,000,000.000(TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) which the bank now expects a next of kin to claim as beneficiary. Valuable efforts are being made by the management of FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (FNB) to get in touch with any of
Engr. John’s family or relatives but to no success.

It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late ENGR, CREEK (SNR)’s next of kin (he had no wife or children that is known to us). The management under the influence of our Chairman and member’s of the Board of Director, are making forthe funds to be declared "UNCLAIMED" and subsequently be donated to the Trust Funds for Arms and Ammunition to further enhance the course of war in Africa.

In order to avert this negative development, some colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to Late ENGR, JOHN CREEK (SNR) so that the funds US$12 M would be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary's next of kin.

All documents and proof to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. We have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries and
moreso, we areassuring you this business is 100% risk free involvement.
Your share stays while the rest would be for myself and my colleagues for investment purposes. According to agreement within both parties.

As soon as you acknowledgement this message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, we would furnish you with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suit both parties without any conflict.

If this proposal is acceptable by you do not take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed on you.

Kindly get to me immediately and furnish me with your most confidential Telephone,Fax number and
exclusive Bank Account Particulars to enable me make all the required arangements for the successful actualization of this transaction.

Please signify your intentions immediately, as time is not on our side.

Best regards,

Mr. JERRY KHUMALO
CREDIT OFFICER.

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