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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.
  • +27837645122 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: steve nkosi <steve44nkosi@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:45:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: INHERITANCE


DEAR VICTIM-FULLNAME,

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR MAIL AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSACTION.
YES THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND 100% RISK FREE.I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE PROCEEDURES FOR THE POSITIVE REALISATION OF THIS TRANSACTION HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT AND THIS TRANSACTION INVOLVES SOME TOP PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD NOT WANT TO JEOPARDISE THEIR POLITICAL CAREER HENCE THE SECRECY OF THIS PROJECT HAS TO BE GUARRANTEED.

PERSONALLY I AM THE CHIEF AUDITOR OF THE BANK WHERE THIS MONEY IS AND WILL MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WORK OUT ACCORDING TO PLANS.I WILL ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO BE TRUSTWORTHY AND NOT TO RUN WITH THE MONEY AFTER IT IS TRANSFERED TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO ASSURE ME BEFORE WE PROCEED THAT YOU WILL KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRET AND THAT YOU WILL BE TRUTHFUL AND TRUSTWORTHY.AND THAT YOU WILL NOT RUN AWAY WITH THE MONEY WHEN TRANSFERED TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SPEND ANY MONEY ON THIS PROJECT.PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE IN POSSESION ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENT FOR THIS TRANSACTION.

HERE IS THE NEXT STEP THAT WE WILL FOLLOW.AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU AND GET ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME AND MY PARTNERS DOWN NOW AND IN FUTURE ,I WILL FORWARD TO YOU AN APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL RETYPE AND FAX TO THE INTERNATIONAL REMITANCE /FOREX DEPARTMENT OF THE BANK.

PLEASE FORWARD YOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONS TO ME OR YOU CAN CALL ME ON MY DIRECT NUMBER +27-83-764-5122.
HAVE A NICE DAY.

REGARDS,

STEVE NKOSI.






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