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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:

• 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.
  • +27733859880 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: anthony ngandu <anthonyngandu1@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:50:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Please provide your full details to proceed.


My Dear VICTIMNAME,

I confirm the receipt of your mail in which you wanted to know the details for the execution of the transaction. I appreciate your willingness to assist my family in this project.

Based on your enquiries and the request for clarifications regarding the modalities for the execution of the project; we will expect to see you here in South Africa as already mentioned to you; for the final conclusions of the transaction during which we will undertake the following:

The procedure is as follows:
Upon your arrival here in South Africa, you will meet with my family here and the our lawyer to sign an investment agreement. We will take delivery of the consignment (Fund) from the security company where it is currently kept for safe keeping. After which, you will open a non-resident account in a commercial bank where the funds will be deposited before remittance to your overseas account. Before then, we shall take out whatever amount we will need for the coverage of the expenses. This is just a brief summary of how the transaction will be completed.

Based on the aforementioned, I will request that you forward to us your full particulars which shall be used in processing the change of ownership to your name. We need such information as your full names and address, telephone and fax numbers, company name and address (if any). The essence of this is to establish communication with you and also use the information to make the change of beneficiary rights to your name. All these will be authenticated in the court by the family lawyer.

More importantly, all these need to be concluded before your arrival in order to speed up the execution of the transaction. Your earliest response will mean that we proceed without further delays; as I request that you call the lawyer on his direct telephone number +27-73-385-9880 for further explanations. Expecting to hear from you.

Regards,

Anthony Ngandu.




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