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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +27795895335 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: paul nyati <p.nk360@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:09:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION


40 Green Ridge Plaza
Primerose Terrace 2167.
Cape Town .
Tel: + 27 79 5895 335
Dear Sir,
Upon special auditing panel set-up by the Boards of directors of my bank FIRST NATIONAL BANK LTD FNB (CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA) to investigate all credit account operated by it costumers, that has been in operation for the last five (4) years. I discover a credit account with A/C N0: NL85ABNA6008341843 floating with a huge funds amounting to (US$26 Million)US$26,000,000.00
On further trace I came across the file and found out that the true owner of this funds is Mr. CESAR VIRGILIO PINOT, from Honduras was Killed .
In His country on March 13th 2001.

I have been monitoring this account ever since I discovered this information and found out that no body has ever came on behalf of the Late Mr. CESAR VIRGILIO PINOT as is next of kin for this fund.
I am contacting you as a reliable partner to execute this transaction with me. Upon your acceptance, I will provide you with his account file information’s and documents of deposit of the account and a text of application you will submit to the bank and I will then instruct you on how to claim as the next of kin to the late Mr. CESAR VIRGILIO PINOT, so that the funds could be transfer to your overseas A/C, without any question arising from the bank.
And for your information, the transfer payment to apply for as the next of kin should be (US$26 Million)US$26,000,000.00 As soon as you confirm your interest and co-operation with me, I will give you guidelines on how you can transact with the bank for the approval of the funds to your A/C.
For more details reply to my personal mailbox Tel:27 795895 335.

Forward me your private telephone and fax numbers .

Yours sincerely,
Mr.Paul Mugaba


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