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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:
  • "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into 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)
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • kumalomikekumalo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mikekumalo_100@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:51:24 +0200
Subject: FROM MIKE KUMALO

GREETINGS TO YOU,

ACCEPT MY APOLOGY IF THIS LETTER COMES TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE WE DO
NOT
KNOW EACH OTHER PHYSICALLY BEFORE NOW.BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INTRODUCTION
MY NAME IS MIKE KUMALO ,AND I AM THE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS MANAGER
OF
AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).
THERE IS AN ACCOUNT WHICH WAS OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1980 AND MANAGED
BY ME,
BUT SINCE THE DEATH OF THE ACCOUNT OWNER MR ENID MURIEL COETZEE, NO
BENEFICIARY
HAS COME FORTH TO CLAIM THIS FUND. AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD FILES
WITHIN
THE BANK I DISCOVERED THAT IF THIS MONEY IS NOT REMITTED OUT OF THIS
COUNTRY
IMMEDIATELY, IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING OR DESCRIBED AS A
"RETIRED ACCOUNT' BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BANK. WHO WILL
ACTUALLY
BE USING THIS MONEY IN ENRICHING A FEW ALREADY OVER-RICH BANK OWNERS.

ON FUTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT EVEN THE COMPANY (KRUGER
GOLD CO.)
WHERE THE LATE ACCOUNT OWNER WHO WAS A FOREIGNER WORKED AS A
MINER/GEOLOGIST
HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THIS ACCOUNT OR ABOUT THE FUND
INVOLVED
10.5 MILLION US DOLLARS(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS).
AS THE MONEY IS IN FOREIGN DENOMINATED (DOMICILIARRY) ACCOUNT AND CAN
ONLY BE
APPROVED TO A FOREIGNER WITH SOME REQUIRED INFORMATION AS THE NEXT OF
KIN,
I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP AND THE TRANSFER OF
THIS MONEY
INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OUTSIDE SOUTH AFRICA. ALSO EVERYTHING
CONCERNING
THE PAYMENT AND TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY WILL BE DONE LEGALLY WITH ALL
THE
NECESSARY PAPERWORK PROCESSED AND SUBMITTED TO THE BANK TO ENABLE THE
PAYMENT
INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. IT IS VERY ESSENTIAL THAT I HAVE
YOUR FULL
COOPERATION AND UNDIVIDED COMMITMENT TO MAKE THIS NOBLE TRANSACTION
SUCESSFUL
AS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BANK IS PREPARED TO APPROVE THE REMITTANCE OF
THIS
MONEY TO ANY FOREIGNER WITH THE NECESSARY PROOF OF KINSHIP
(WHICH I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH) AS THE BENEFICIARY.

IN ORDER TO ASSIST ME SO THAT WE CAN BOTH REALIZE THIS GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY WE
NEED TO COOPERATE CLOSELY.TO THIS END 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE
EARMARKED
AS YOUR SHARE WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FROM THE TOTAL SUM FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL
EXPENSES WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE EVENTUAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFER OF THIS
MONEY TO
YOUR ACCOUNT.PLEASE INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS
TRANSACTION BY SENDING ME YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER,SO THAT I CAN CALL
YOU AND GIVE MORE INFORMATION.MY MOBILE NUMBER ARE 27 760 87 87 58
LET US KEEP THIS
TRANSACTION IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.AND BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS 100%
RISK FREE.

SINCERELY,

MIKE KUMALO.


NOTE; PLEASE GET BACK TO ME THROUGH [ kumalomikekumalo@yahoo.com ]

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