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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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 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.
  • sekibo@tlen.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jasekibo" <jasekibo@superbee.com.br>
Reply-To: sekibo@tlen.pl
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:03:20 -0300
Subject: From: Chief John Arzika Sekibo

From: Chief John Arzika Sekibo
Email: sekibo@tlen.pl

Dear Friend,

Your esteemed contact was given to me from the chambers of commerce and industry, when I inquired for a reputable partner with whom i can go into a joint venture with my name is Chief John Arzika Sekibo. A director with the Reserve Bank of South Africa, International Remittance department.  An office I've held for the past fifteen years, and in my capacity has been in charge of transfer of funds, belonging to individuals, company's, governments and non governmental organizations.

In the course of transfer and payment to international contractors and organization, most payments are delayed due to clients inability to furnish the office with vital transfer documents on time or their accounts being put on hold by the authorities here or abroad.  It is now the duty of my office to invest such funds pending request for withdrawal by the clients.  This investment is in form of deposits with commercial/merchant banks here in South Africa and this is done without the knowledge of clients involved.

For sometime now, we have done such transactions with a local bank here and have been able to accrue an interest of $15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand USD), which with the help of the banks officials have been able to manipulate in our favour between me and two of my colleagues. Now as civil servants we are not allowed to have foreign accounts or transfer money of such magnitude as this will be prone to probe and indictment, this is where your assistance is highly needed.

We need you to assist us transfer this fund to a bank account of your choice overseas. All modalities have been perfected with our inside men in the bank for a swift and risk free transfer of such.  All that is needed of you is (1) your private tel/fax number where you can be reach at all times and (2) your bank co-ordinates where you wish this fund transferred to i.e. bank account name and address, account number and banks tell fax number. On receipt of this, a company will be incorporated with your name and this will be used to apply for the interest for onward transfer to your nominated bank account overseas.

My dear friend, this process is 100% risk proof as all modalities have been perfected as such, there is nothing to be afraid of.  Though we hadn't any previous correspondence as you might be wondering why I should entrust you with such asset, on my honours, as a Christian I believe in faith which is the substance of things not seen but hoped for and I rely on your professional understanding and capability for such.

Also bear in mind that I repose my trust and confidence in you and hope you will not sit on top of the fund when finally remitted.  Furthermore absolute confidentiality is required so that all my effort so far will not be jeopardized.

If you are interested you can reply me only through my above email address stating the required information, if not notify me also and that means from all indications you have lost trust on whom to believe to be genuine in this country.

Thanks and remain blessed.

Chief John Arzika Sekibo

N.B
For your assistance, we have decided to give you 30% of the sum total of $15.5M USD, 65% will be for us, which you have the privilege of investing for us and 5% will be for any expenses that might be incurred in the process of this transaction.

 

 

 

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