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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:
  • "urgent assistance" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +27784273091 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866643356 (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.
  • dankwashi1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Kwashi <dankwas34@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dankwashi1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:12:14 +0200
Subject: Your urgent assistance(SUSPENSE ACCOUNT)



Good day, I am Mr. Daniel Kwashi, a forensic Accountant at the Auditing and Accounting section of an International Bank. With due respect and regard I wish to seek your urgent assistance to transfer from the above mentioned bank, a large amount of money. This money has been trapped in the Bank's SUSPENSE ACCOUNT for seven years. This money was deposited in a Non residential close corporations (CC) domiciliary account by an investor for the purpose of transacting a Platumuniu business. For the past Seven years, the account has been Dormant. I am contacting you to represents as a Director of the company. I have all the details of Account/Company. We only need to resuscitate the Account. Every transaction will be done inside the bank and it is a strictly bank to bank transactions There is without any risk as all loop holes has been taken care of, and all necessary information as regards to this fund has been secured by me.You will get 30% of the total fund $18.5 MILLION Million as your commission and our 70% will be used for the investment purpose in your country for us in Properties; bonds and blue chips shares.You have to handle this transaction with extra ordinary personnel or rather confidential because of our sensitive positions. You can reach me on this number anytime.
I will want to hear from you along with your name; telephone number so that I can discuss modalities/details with you.Please reply to my personal mailbox:dankwashi1@yahoo.com
Regards,
Daniel Kwashi
Tel: +27 78 427 3091Fax: +27 866 643356
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