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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.
• 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.
  • +27835254270 (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.
  • rossman@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rossman Edward <r_ossman121@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: rossman@webmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:01:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Attn: Sir / Madam,


2340 ARFA MUGU STREET
DURBAN 4000 SOUTH AFRICA
MOBILE +27 83 525 4270
E-mail:rossman@webmail.co.za

ATTENTION: THE PRESIDENT

I am the Principal Auditor of Department of Minerals and Energy support of South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal Branch. I have in my possession the sum of US$15,5 million for transfer into a reliable and dependable foreign account. The above sum is an over estimated / surplus amount of recent contract awarded to a foreign firm.
Meanwhile, the original contractor has been paid. I now seek your assistance for the easy transfer of this excess fund as the beneficiary to enable me put claim on the above sum.
Furthermore, I will give you 30% of the total sum for your assistance and 5% will be mapped put as refund for any local and international expenses incurred during the transaction and the remaining 65% will be for my investment in your country.
Finally, you are expected to call me back immediately so that I will fax you supplementary agreement on payment where you are expected to fill in your bank information where you want the fund to go to and then fax it back to me.
I will meet you in person as soon as the fund arrives in your account and if you have any questions, kindly call my personal telephone or fax number for clarification of issues.Rich me through the e-mail address above.

Best regards.

Edward Rossman.


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