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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +27712177932 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: solude32@freenet.de
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:24:03 +0200
Subject: Strictly Confidential Business Proposal.


Dr. Abbas Hamza
Directory Project Implementation
Federal Ministry of
Health
And Social Services,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Phone:
+27712177932Private
Email: bbbas0@hotmail.de


Strictly Confidential Business Proposal

Dear Friend,

TRANSFER OF
US$11.5 MILLION INTO A PERSONAL / COMNPANYS OFFSHORE ACCOUNT.

Based on
the information Gathered from the Ministry of Trade and Finance
Industry, we intend to Solicit your Assistance on this Transaction with
you on the Assumption that you will not disappoint us.
We have (Eleven
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) U.S$11.500 000.00 which we made
over time from our inflated contracts in my Ministry Federal Ministry of
Health and Social Service.

We are seeking your Assistance and
Permission to Remit this Amount into your Account or any other Nominated
Account, you can Provide for us. Your Commission will be 30% of the
Total Sum, 10% for Expenses and the remaining 60% is for Myself.

Please, notify me, your Acceptance to carry out this Transaction
Urgently by sending your Personal Confidential Information. Kindly,
Acknowledge as Urgent, and reply back through my private email:
bbbas0@hotmail.de

Thanks for your Co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,

Dr. Abbas Hamza.
Phone: +27712177932


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