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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:
  • "on my direct telephone line" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +27732235720 (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.
  • charlesjonker1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john munwa" <johnmunwa6@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:48:39 +0000
Subject: CONCRETE AND LEGAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA  

 NO SHOP 211, BALFOUR SHOPPING CENTRE, ATHOL RD, HIGHLANDS NORTH

 JOHANNESBURG,

 SOUTH AFRICA.

 

Attn:Sir/Madam,

 

     I know you will be surprised to receive this mail from an unknown person.We know that people can establish business contacts with people from a distance through telephone conversation or mail or either by physical contacts.

You may seem to be very far from us at the moment but we know that once we establish this business relationship,that in less than no time we shall meet each other for further business steps.

 

We deem it very important to introduce ourselves before we proceed explaining the reason for contacting you.We are group bankers from First National Bank Of South Africa.It happened that several years ago,a staunch customer of our bank died in a plane crash and after his details of our file has been looked into,we found out that this man does not have a next-of-kin to claim his money(US$15 MILLION)left in our bank.This man was a foreign contractor and operated a non-resident bank account in our bank.This money is about to be termed a dormant account meaning that no one ownes the money and it will be automatically be frozen and turned into our bank money.

 

We have decided to contact you to front you the next-of-kin to the deceased so that we can transfer this sum of money to your designated account overseas for our investments in your country.We have all the required steps and documents guiding this sum of money in order to transfer this sum to your designated account without any problems.Once we have transferred this money to your designated account,we shall destroy those files to avoid traces.The deal is risk free and safe.

 

All of us shall discuss to know what you will need as your percentage ration for the assistance you renderred to receive this total sum when transferred to your bank account. 

 

I,MR Charles Jonker,the chief auditor will be contacting you for the whole process and always contact me on my direct telephone line+27-73-223-5720 and e-mail: charlesjonker1@yahoo.com.  

 

Sir,remember to e-mail us your full contact details for commencement.

May trust,confidentiality and honesty bind us together in this business.

Regards, 

MR Charles Jonker(Chief Auditor...FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA)

PH:+27-73-223-5720.

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