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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mickelson_mosola25@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mmickelson01@pnetmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:58:35 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

Dear sir/madam,
compliments of the day. i got your email address fromthe south African on
line network without wasting your time let me gostraight to the point.

In my department we discovered an abandonedsum of $20million Us
dollars(Twenty-million Us dollars) in an accountthat belongs to
one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Thompson MorrisMoss an American who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash ofAlaska Airlines
Flight261which crashed on January- 31- 2000, includinghis wife and only
daughter. Since we got information about his death,we have been expecting
his next of kin or relatives to come over andclaim his money because we
cannot release it unless somebody appliesfor it as next of kin or relation
to the deceased as indicated in ourbanking guidelines.

Unfortunately I learned that his supposed nextof kin being his only
daughter died along with him in the plane crashleaving nobody with the
knowledge of this fund behind for the claim.It is therefore upon this
discovery that I and two other officials inthis department now decided to
make business with you and release themoney to you as the next of kin
or beneficiary of the funds for safetykeeping and subsequent disbursement
since nobody is coming for it andwe don't want this money to go back into
Government treasury asunclaimed bill. The banking law and guidelines here
stipulates thatsuch money remained after five years the money will be
transferredinto banking treasury as unclaimed funds.

We agreed that 35% of thismoney will be for you as foreign partner,
while the balance will befor my colleagues and I. I will visit your country
for thedisbursement according to the percentages indicated above once this
money gets into your account. Please be honest to me. Note thistransaction
is confidential and risk free. As soon as you receive thismail you should
contact me through my e-mail address.
Please notethat all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of
these fundsto you as has been finalized.

HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
YOURS,
MICKELSON MOSOLA.
TEL:27 73 061 1349.
EMAIL:mickelson_mosola25@hotmail.com

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