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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 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)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +27847206803 (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.
  • davidkhumalo_fnbsa@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • karal74@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. David Khumalo" <davidkhumalo_fnbsa@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:23:03 +0200
Subject: RE: FUND TRANFER

FROM THE DESK OF
DR DAVID KHUMALO
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: + 27 84 720 6803
Email: davidkhumalo_fnbsa@hotmail.com


Attention To

Muhammad Irshad
TEL : + 92-51-5503905
MOBILE: +92333-5756356
EMAIL : karal74@yahoo.co.uk
PAKISTAN.



Re: Fund Transfer

Director International Transfer Forex Dept / First National Bank of South
Africa section 11 Benoni, Johannesburg.

This is to confirm that the sum of US$1,950,.000 00 (ONE MILLION NINE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) on Escrow account number:
59190053510 - 03 with FNB bank under National Lottery Board has been
approved for final transfer to your nominated account in Rawalpindi Canntt
Pakistan Which is your winning prize.

The above-mentioned bank has declared the immediate transfer of the mention
amount to your nominated account below.

BANK NAME: MEEZAN BANK LIMITED

ACCOUNT NO: 080103700000010


BANK ADDRESS : 47/62,BANKROAD,SADDAR,RAWALPINDI
CANNTT PAKISTAN

SWIFT CODE : MEZNPKKA


ACCOUNT BENEFICARY: MUHAMMAD IRSHAD


CITY & COUNTRY: RAWALPINDI CANNTT PAKISTAN

AMOUNT DUE FOR TRANSFER: US$1,950,000.00


All the transfer documents such as (1) Approval from the National Treasury
(2) Transfer order from south African high court (3) Your personal details,
address has been submitted to FNB BANK and South African Reserve Bank today
in your name for final transfer of this fund to your account in RAWALPINDI
CANNTT PAKISTAN.

And the Reserve Bank SARB requested for (1) ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE (2)
ANTI MONEY LOUNDRY CERTIFICATE (3) ANTI DRUG CERTIFIACTE) of this fund in
your name which will be obtain from the office of the Interpol here in south
Africa.

You are the beneficiary of this fund US$1,950.000.00 which you stand to
provide the requested certificate.

Your fund was properly insured in your name according to SARB monetary
policy and due to this insurance coverage your winning prize US$1,950.000.00
must be transferred into your nominated account in RAWALPINDI CANNTT
PAKISTAN in unity not in parts or pieces.

Note that all your details has been submitted to SARB bank in Pretoria and
they cannot endorse this fund transfer order to your account in RAWALPINDI
CANNTT PAKISTAN without the relevant DECLARATION CERTIFICATE been presented
to their head office in Pretoria.

It is mandatory that you contact the lottery organizers or your claims agent
to go and acquire the relevant certificate on your behalf to enable the SARB
to credit your account immediately .due to the fact that you are a non
resident so that the needed certificate will be obtain from the office of
the Interpol in south Africa before your winning prize money of
US$1,950.000.00 will be transferred into your nominated account in
RAWALPINDI CANNTT PAKISTAN without delay.

You are hereby requested to present the needed certificate to SARB head
office in Pretoria before your winning prize transfer order will be endorse
for immediate transfer into your bank account bank in RAWALPINDI CANNTT
PAKISTAN.

Bear in mind that your winning prize US$1,950.000.00 must be confirm into
your account in RAWALPINDI CANNTT PAKISTAN. within 3 Banking days hence the
needed certificate is obtained by Your Claims Agent from Johannesburg
Interpol office under your name and present to SARB office in Pretoria.



You are free to contact us by phone, or mail for more clarifications.

We are happy to serve you at all times. Confirm to us once you receive this
message.

Yours Faithfully

DR DAVID KHUMALO
Thanks for trusting in our services
+ 27 84 720 6803

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