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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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• 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.
  • +27769507908 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27783702388 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "AFRICA DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE" <africa_debt_reconciliate@nepad.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: africa_debt_reconciliate@accountant.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:56:08 -0700
Subject: FUND RELEASE ORDER

Attention Client,
This is to inform you that AFRICA DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE under the order of DEPAD, has authorize the release of funds seized from Africa in the past, our computer system generated your details among whose fund were seized.You are thereby urgently mandated to fill the form and forward to us for immediate release of your fund as this is the only period that the AFRICA DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE mapped out for payment this year.

We hereby inform you that this was due to the reasons of money laundry that enhances terrorism in the world today that most funds and accounts were closed for scrutiny. After the scrutiny/ cross-examination of the accounts and funds therein 680 account and funds are ordered to be lifted ban on and released to the holders.

Therefore, your details appeared among the 680 people whose details and fund are certified and ordered for release by the Committee.
Thereupon, you are required to reconfirm your details with us by filling the form bellow and send it to the board on this email bellow
Note that as your fund originated from Africa you should contact the AFRICA DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE office in South Africa with the details bellow. Note that this is urgent.

Contact persons:
Mr. David Mzi
Foreign Remmittance Bureau
africa_debt_reconciliate@accountant.com
Tel: +2778 370 2388
Fax:+2776 950 7908

Thanks for your co-operation,

Mr. C. Smith.

PERSONAL DETAILS

First Name:____________________________________________________________
Surname: _____________________________________________________________

Occupation: __________________________________________________________

Tel: _________________________________________________________________

Fax: ________________________________________________________________

Mobile: ______________________________________________________________

BUSINESS DETAILS:

Business Name: _______________________________________________________
Position: _____________________________________________________________

Capital Share Holdings: ________________________________________________

Postal Address: _______________________________________________________

Tel: _________________________________________________________________

Fax: ________________________________________________________________

BANK DETAILS:
Bank account no.: _____________________________________________________
Account Name: _______________________________________________________
Account no. __________________________________________________________
Swift Code: __________________________________________________________
Postal Address: _______________________________________________________
Tel: _________________________________________________________________
Fax: ________________________________________________________________

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