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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)
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jeff_sitholi1975@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jeff_sitholi4@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:40:03 +0200
Subject: PROPOSAL ARE YOU INTERESTED?

From: Mr. Jeffery Sitholi.

Department of Minerals and Energy,

14 Pybus Road Sandton Johannesburg

Phone: 0027 73 344 3530

South Africa .



This Email is for your kind attention:



URGENT RESPONSE (Transfer of Funds)



With warm heart I offer my friendship, and my greetings, and I hope this email letter meets you in good time. It will be surprising to you to receive this proposal from me since you do not know me personally.



However, I am sincerely seeking your confidence in this transaction, which I propose with my free mind and as a person of integrity. I am Mr. Jeffery Sitholi, a native of Kwazulu-Natal in the Republic of South Africa, and presently one the directors with the department of minerals and Energy (contract award committee).



I only got your contact details from the South Africa Exchange Information On-line Service on my personal programmed search on the internet for a reputable company or individual to assist me sincerely & confidential which your information & profiles were very satisfactory, so I decided to contact you immediately.



1. PURPOSE: I am humbly seeking for your assistance in the transfer of $28.5Million (Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to your foreign account for the purpose of Investment with benefits. Hence my urgent request for your assistance.



2. SOURCE OF FUND: This amount to be transferred to your account came from and over-invoiced contract for the refurbishment of mines and Supplies in Krugger Gold



Mine sector in the year 2003 by the Expatriate Company of Late Mr. Smith .B. Andreas (DECEASED). The contract which was originally valued for Fifty Million United States Dollars was manipulated to read Seventy Eight Million and five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$78.5M).



This contract has since been executed in year 2003 and the contractors have been paid all their contract bills remaining the over-invoice amount of Twenty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$28.5m) which i want to transfer.



3. REQUIREMENT: What i expect from you in your reply are the following so that we can proceed:



(i) Your direct telephone and fax number.

(ii). your personal company / Work profile



4. DISBURSEMENT: I have resolved that you take 30% of the total amount for your assistance and the balance 70% would be left for me for my investment overseas.



5.SECURITY:All modalities for the transfer of this fund has been put in place and i have to use this opportunity to assure you that the transfer process from is entirety is 100% risk free and as such you should bring out your mind and work with me.



Please reply to my personal email

jeff_sitholi1975@yahoo.co.uk

for security reasons.





Thanks,

Mr. Jeffery Sitholi.

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