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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • mbipaulprivate@verizonmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Mbizala Paul" <mbipaul@walla.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:03:36 -1200
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!


ATTN:(HANDLE THIS INFORMATION SECRETLY)

Dear,

I hereby contact you personally concerning the
situation in my bank.I am Dr Mbizala Paul, the
Regional computing auditor of (STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH
AFRICA) JOHANNESBURG BRANCH (SBSA).

I know that this message will come to you as a
surprise considering we don’t know ourselves before
or have we met with each other before.
I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest
person who will be capable for this important
business believing that you will never let me down
either now or in future.

There is an account opened in my bank in 1985 and
since 1992 nobody has operated on this account. After
going through the records and old files of the account
I discovered that the account has been dormant and if
I do not remit this money out urgently it will be
forfeited and according to South Africa banking laws
and act of 1993,the money will be reverted back to
the government treasury after 15 years if there is no
valid and legal claimant. I need a foreign partner
that I will present as a relative to this late man.I
have mapped out strategies to transfer this money
overseas for proper investment that will benefit us.
The owner of this account is Mr.Bremen Kooper
Schroeder, a foreigner, and a Miner at Kruger Gold Co.
a geologist by profession here in Johanessburg and he
died since 1992. No other person knows about this
account or any thing concerning the account, the
account has no beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this account.
The amount involved is us$34,000,000 Thirty Four
million dollars. In order to transfer out this
{Us$34,000,000} Thirty four million us dollars I will
need you as a foreigner that i present as the
beneficiary because this money can not be approved to
a local acoount here, but can only be approved for
payment to any foreigners account that i wll present
to my bank as the beneficiarys account,because the
former owner of the account is Mr. Bremen Kooper
Schroeder, who is a foreigner too.

I pray to God that you will never let me down in this
business, you are the only person that I have
contacted in this business, so please reply urgently
so that I will inform you the next step to take
urgently. I will want us to sign a binding agreement
to bind us together so that you can receive this money
into a foreign account or any account of your choice
where the fund will be safe. I need your full
co-operation to make this work fine. Because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner that i will present to them as the
beneficiary of the money
I need a truthful person in this business because I
don't want to make mistake and I need your strong
assurance and trust.

With my position now in the office I can get approval
for release of this money to any foreigner's reliable
account, which you are going provide with assurance
that this money will be intact pending my physical
arrival in your country for sharing as will be agreed.
I will destroy all documents of transaction
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to
any place. I will use my position and with the
services of a very good banking lawyer to effect legal
approvals and onward transfer of this money to your
account with appropriate clearance forms of the
ministries and foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be
given 50% of the total amount, 50% will be for me and
my family, I look forward to your earliest reply
through my email address.

God Bless You
Yours truly,
Dr Mbizala Paul.
STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
You can immediately contact me through my alterntive
email address on (mbipaulprivate@verizonmail.com)



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