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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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.
  • +27839533564 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH OF US" <steven_ri35@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsteven_rich1@myway.com
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:51:14 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION

FROM:  MR. STEVEN RICHARD

MY DIRECT PHONE NUMBER:  +27-83-953-3564.

                                                                 

Attn: MD,

 

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics. I will introduce myself as MR. STEVEN RICHARD, a staff in the accounts management section in (Standard Bank Of South Africa), here in South Africa.

 

This is the detail of what I want you to assist me in doing, One of our accounts with holding balance of US$25,000.000.00 (Twenty Five Million United States Dollars) has been dormant and has not been operated for the past four (6) years. From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account, a foreigner by name (Mr. Kurt Kahle) died in July, 2000, For more Informations see BBC News On: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

 

And since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds.  I have secretly discussed this matter with a senior official of this company and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and funds released to you after due processes have been followed.

 

Noted that in percentage you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer while 65% will be for my partners and me.

 

Please you have been advised to keep top secret and noted that this transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. On receipt of your response I will furnish you with detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction, I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you are interested and with your trust. And also furnish me with the following information’s.

 

For us to proceed, you have to urgently send to me the following information’s because these are the information's required to obtain all legal documents needed to establish you as the next of kin and legal beneficiary of the fund.  To get the required approval for the release and transfer of the fund to your bank account.

 

YOUR FULL NAMES...................

YOUR TEL NUMBERS...............

YOUR FAX NUMBERS..........

YOUR COUNTRY......................

YOUR OCCUPATION................

YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS……….....

 

As soon as i receive the above information’s, i will clarify you more on this transaction.

  

I wait to hear from you,

 

Mr. Steven Richard.

My Direct Phone Number:  +27-83-953-3564.

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