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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +27834657626 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Bongani" <jamesbonganiabsa_0024@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: jamesbonganiabsa@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:08:41 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

FROM JAMES BONGANI
CHIEF AUDITOR,
ABSA BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Phone:+27 83 465 7626

Attention: Dear Sir/Madam,

Good day my name is Mr. James Bongani, the Chief Auditor of ABSA Bank of
South Africa there is an account opened in this bank in 1981 and since 1992
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 would be forfeited.

The owner of this account is Mr. Dan C. Kevin, a foreigner and a Miner at
Kruger Gold Company. A Geologist by profession died in 1992. No one knows
about this account or anything concerning it the account has no other
beneficiary and the investigation proves to me as well that his company does
not know anything about this account and the amount in the account at the
moment is US$20 Million Dollars (Twenty Million United States Dollars).

As the money is in United States Dollars I need a foreign partner/account to
transfer the money overseas thus I am contacting you. Please kindly indicate
and if so contact me on the above phone numbers to enable me inform you on
next step to take.

I need your full co-operation to make this transaction work because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information on this account, which I will give you if you indicate your
interest. I hope you can be able to handle such amount in strict confidence
because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthful
person in this business relationship because I don’t want to make any
mistake. I need your strong assurance and confidentiality.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any reliable
foreign account, with assurance that this money will be intact pending my
physical arrival in your country for sharing. All documents regarding this
transaction will be destroyed once I receive confirmation of the money in
your account thus leaving no trace to anything.

I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately on confirmation to
receive this fund into your designated account with appropriate clearance
forms from the Ministries and Foreign Exchange Departments.

At the conclusion of this business you will be given 25%(US$4,500,000.00) of
the total amount, 70% (US$12,600,000.00) will be for me, while 5%
(US$900.000.00) will be for expenses that we might incur during the course
of this transaction.

Finally, please if you are interested in this transaction, all I want you to
do is to send me your Private Mobile Phone and Fax Numbers for Easy
Communication including your Personal Bank Account Details, where this money
will be transfer (Your Bank Name, Bank Address, Account Number, Account
Holder’s Name, Bank Branch, Identity Number, and Home Address).

While I’m looking forward to receive your immediate reply by mailas soon as
you receive this mail.

Thanks and may the Almighty God bless you.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. James Bongani.

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