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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:
  • "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)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • lawsonmandi@pnetmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mnandi01@pnetmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:45:42 +0200
Subject: FROM, LAWSON (URGENT PROPOSAL).


FROM:MR LAWSON MNANDI.
25 HOPE CRESCENT,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA .

ATTENTION

"REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP"

DEAR,


I WAS CONVINCED TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER RECEIVING INFORMATION ABOUT THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN YOUR COUNTRY FROM YOUR COUNTRY'S EMBASSY IN PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA.

MY NAME IS MR LAWSON MNANDI, A SENIOR AUDITOR WITH THE AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA). I AM PRESENTLY WORKING AT THE ABSA BRANCH IN MIDRAND DURING THE QUARTERLY AUDITING OF THE BANKS ACCOUNT LAST YEAR,
I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A DORMANT ACCOUNT THAT HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT BELONGS TO A FOREIGNER MR JOHN WILLIAMS, THE FORMER OWNER OF SAFARI FARMS LTD MIDRAND, MR WILLIAMS AND HIS FAMILY WAS KILLED BY ARMED ROBBERS IN HIS FARM HOUSE ON THE 5TH OF APRIL 1998 HENCE NOBODY HAVE OPERATED THE ACCOUNT SINCE THEIR DEATH.
IN 2003, THE BANK OBTAINED AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS TO LOCATE THE DISTANT RELATION OF THE FAMILY TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO THEM, SINCE THAT TIME NOBODY HAVE COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNT IS US$24.8M(TWENTY FOUR MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)ONLY.

MY PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO STAND AS THE DISTANT RELATIONS OF THE FAMILY SO THAT THE MONEY WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU. I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY AND TRANSFER IT TO YOUR ACCOUNT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MONEY HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, I WILL JOIN YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY . YOU WILL TAKE 35% OF THE TOTAL MONEY EXCLUDING ANY EXPENSES WHILE I WILL TAKE 65% OF THE MONEY EXCLUDING MY EXPENSES.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,CONTACT ME THROUGH MY EMAIL.

BEST REGARDS ,

LAWSON MNANDI.
EMAIL:lawsonmandi@pnetmail.co.za

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