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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 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 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.
  • +27732862518 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • edwingrondel@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ED GRONDEL" <edgrondel72@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edgrondel_rmb1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:55:12 +0000
Subject: FROM: MR. ED GRONDEL.

FROM: MR. ED GRONDEL.

Head Office
Physical address
1 Merchant Place
Corner Fredman Drive & Rivonia Road
Sandton 2196
South Africa.

Postal Address
PO Box 786273
Sandton 2146
South Africa.
E-mail: edwingrondel@fsmail.net
Tel :+27-73-286-2518


Attention: Sir/Madam,

I am MR. ED GRONDEL.the chief Accountant of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) a division of First Rand bank limited South Africa I am making this contact with you based on the need for an individual / company who is willing to assist us with a solution to a money transfer.

First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you, as a respected and honest person to handle this transaction with sincerity, trust and confidentiality. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this transaction.

There is an account opened in this bank in 1993 and till 2004 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 for nothing.

The owner of this account is MR.CHANG YUEN VICTOR, a foreigner, and a miner at Kruger Gold Company, a Geologist by profession and he died since February 16,1999  No other person knows this account or anything 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 money involved is (EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS USD$18,000,000.00).

We are seeking your assistance as a foreigner, since as civil servant we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts. Should you be willing to assist in this transaction your share as compensation will be (25%), while my colleagues and I receive (65%) and the balance of (10%) for miscellaneous expenses that may be incurred by either party.


The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost confidentiality. It does not matter also your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. We have reposed confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint us.

Kindly notify me by sending your secured telephone and fax numbers for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal.

Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.

Regards,

MR. ED GRONDEL.

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