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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:
  • "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.
  • +27837606151 (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.
  • asndaba8@gmail.com
  • lucasndaba8@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "URGENT: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL. " <lucas_ndaba7@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:09:32 +0200
Subject: URGENT: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.


FROM: MR. LUCAS NDABATHE AUDITOR INCHARGE*TEL: +27-83-760-6151**EMAIL: luc=
asndaba8@gmail.com [mailto:lucasndaba8@gmail.com]**STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH =
AFRICA.*** *URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL.* How are you doing=3F Hope you=
ar e fine. Now I have the intent to contact you over this financial trans=
action worth the sum of *(NINETEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED S=
TATES DOLLARS)* *(19,300,000.00)* for our mutual benefit. This is an aband=
oned fund that belonged to one of our foreign customers by name *(LATE MR.=
HUSSEIN ASHOK)* that died along with his entire family buy car accident h=
er in South Africa since few years ago. Meanwhile I was very fortunate to =
come across the deceased file when it was arranging the old and abandoned =
customers file in order to sign and submit to the entire bank management f=
or an official re-documentation and audit of the year against *2008*. Be i=
nformed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and regulations po=
licy, which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till t=
he period of *8yaers *starting from the date of death of the customer, the=
money will be transferred into the bank treasury as an unclaimed fund. As=
an honor and advantage bestowed to our foreign customers base on the rule=
s guiding our bank and policy, it was stated obviously that if you are not=
a citizen of Republic of South Africa, you have the absolute authority to=
claim the fund hence you are a foreig ner despite your differences from c=
ountry of origin of the deceased. I will obtain a form from the audit and =
claims/inheritance department, which you fill and fax it straight audit an=
d claims/inheritance department, as the business partner/next of kin to th=
e late deceased as I will furnish you the whole information about the dece=
ased. On the transfer of this fund into your account, *(39%)*being *(U.S$7=
,527,000.00)* will be your share in respect of the account provision and y=
our assistance rendered during the transfer of the fund into your bank acc=
ount, *(52%)* being *(U.S$10,036,000.00)* will be my share being the coord=
inator and pillar of the transaction while the rest *(9%)* being *(U.S$1,7=
37,000.00)* will be shared to the respectable charity homes which has been=
my second dream to be of help to humanity. Now, if you are really sure of=
your trustworthy, accountability and confidentiality interest on this tra=
nsaction without disappointment, reply & contact me through my private tel=
ephone number *(+27-83-760-6151)* or via E-mail as stated above for furthe=
r details. I expect your letter, and waiting to here from you as soon as p=
ossible. Best regard, *MR. LUCAS NDABA**(AUDITOR).*=20


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