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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • +27739258454 (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.
  • johkobe3@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs.mary kobe" <markobe16@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <johkobe3@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:06:05 +0000
Subject: Confidential and Urgent proposal




From: Mrs. Mary Kobe,
17 Stuttgart Avenue, Randburg,

Johannesburg,

Republic of South Africa.

Email: johkobe3@yahoo.co.uk


Phone: +27-73-925-8454

ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR



VERY CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE



I am Mrs. Mary Kobe, widow of late General John Kobe. I got your contact information from my search for a reliable person who is capable of handling a proposal of this magnitude, my late husband has made it that this proposal herein will be at the betterment of his family, and as a matter of fact the person to be the foreign partner will take good care of his investment and family as well.


My late husband was one of the victims of the Civil war in my home country Sierra Leone and right now we are assylum seekers in south Africa. I have been informed by our family attorney that my late husband deposited a huge amount of money (Thirty-nine Million Dollars) $39,000,000 only, in a security company here in Johannesburg.

The funds was deposited in a consignment as family valuables which ofcourse my husband did inorder to protect the money for his family's investment in case he is no more.


In my husband's 'WILL' he stated that one of his partners overseas will take care of his family/properties. The attorney is waiting for my late husband's partner overseas who is to take care of his family/properties according to his WILL. Since no mention was made in the WILL as to who the said partner is, I will be honoured if you will assit my family to transfer this money out of south Africa,and if you will do please contact my son John Kobe {junior } through this account mail: johkobe3@yahoo.co.uk ,so that he will direct you on the laid down procedures mapped out for a successful transfer of this sum.


It has been resolved by the family that 20% of the total fund shall be your share for presenting yourself for this purpose/assistance you will give in this regard,while 10% is mapped-out for the re-enbursement of all local and international expenses, which might be incurred in the transfer process. Finally the remaining 70% is for myself and my children, which a good part of this fund shall be directed towards executing my husband's WILL, which is to buy shares and stocks in foriegn countries including investments in other profitable areas in your country or any other country you will advise is profitable as well, in order to secure my children's future.

To facilitate this transaction,you will please keep in touch with us so that this will be rounded-up in the short time we have mapped out.


Note: This is our life and I trust you with it. I want you to reciprocate the same trust, which I repose in you. Give this matter a prompt and quick response. Please, direct your response to my son and discuss with him towards the effective completion of this transaction/how to get this fund out of the security company and wired into your offshore bank account and i will once again ask you to please keep this as confidential as possible.Also if you wish to speak to me please indicate as i am available.

I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.


Best regards,

Mrs. Mary Kobe.

{for the family}

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