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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:
  • "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.
  • johnson_shabala70@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnson shabala <shabala_johnson@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:03:27 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT,REP


ATTN:(HANDLE THIS INFORMATION SECRETLY) Dear, I hereby contact you personally concerning the situation in my bank. In order to transfer out {us$34,000,000} Thirty four million us dollars, 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. I am Dr shabala johnson., the Regional computing auditor of (STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA) JOHANNESBURG BRANCH (SBSA). There is an account opened in this bank in 1985 and since 1991 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently.it will be forfeited for nothing according to South Africa laws and act of 1993,the money will be revert this country government treasury after 15 years if there is no valid claim. I need a foreign partner that will present as a relative to this late man. I concluded to transfer this
money overseas for proper investment that will benefit me. The owner of this account is Mr.Bremen K.Schroeder, a foreigner, and a Miner at Kruger Gold Co. a geologist by profession and he died since 1991. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is us$34,000,000 Thirty Four million dollars. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr.Bremen K.Schroeder, who is a foreigner too. I know that this messag e w ill come to you as a surprise as we dont know ourselves before, we will sign agreement, but be sure that it is real and a fund. I need a truthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake
and I need your strong assurance and trust. 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 shabala johnson. STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (You can as well contact me through my alternative email address johnson_shabala70@yahoo.co.uk

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