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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +27825882200 (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.
  • levi.1sibanda@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Levi Sibanda" <levi_2sibanda@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:32:20 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE PLEASE!


Absa Bank of South Africa=20
Corporate Head Office=20
No 118 Jorissen Street,=20
Braanmfotien, Johannesburg, South Africa,=20
EMAIL; levi.1sibanda@yahoo.com [mailto:levi.1sibanda@yahoo.com]=20
Telephone:+27-82-588-2200.

DEAR SIR/CEO,
STRICTLY FOR YOU & NEEDS URGENT RESPONSE PLEASE!=20
=20
This Letter Was First Sent To You via Post Mail Two Months Ago, But Uphill=
Now, I Have Not Heard From You. Based On This, I Decided To Reach You thr=
ough This Means. Though, I Know For Security Reasons, This Is Not The Safe=
st Means To Reach You, But Was Left With No Other Viable Option Since Ther=
e Is The Pressing Need To Reach You.=20

I Am Quite Sure That This Mail Will Surprise You Since I Have Not Been Hav=
ing Previous Correspondences With You. My Name Is SIBANDA Levi (MR), The B=
ank Manager Of The Above Named Bank. I Have A Good Business Proposition Fo=
r You Which I Know By That, By The Special Grace Of God Will Be Beneficial=
To You. Firstly Before I Proceed, I Have To assure you that This Mail Is =
Neither Junk, Illusion nor Mere Imagination, But Practically Achievable If=
Given Your Maximum Support and Cooperation.

In May 2000, Mr. Paul Anderson An American Civil Engineer With The Southe=
rn African Institute Of Steel Construction, (Saisco) Deposited The Sum Of =
$24.5 million Us Dollars With Our Bank On A Three Year Fixed Deposit Basis=
. With His Son Mr. Greg Anderson Registered As The Next Of Kin / Beneficia=
ry To The Account.=20

After The Three Years Expired, Mr. Paul Anderson was not seen nor heard Fr=
om Even the Son Who Is the Beneficiary, Nothing Was Heard from Him. Theref=
ore, I Decided To Roll It Over. Since Then it has been rolling over I Have=
Sent Mails, Faxes to His Numbers and Addresses Given Still No Response.
=20
I was forced to contact The (Saisco) He has been working With but Was Surp=
rised to Hear That He and His Son Died in Plne Crash Just A Year after He =
Deposited the Money with Us. May His Soul Rest in Peace.=20
=20
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS WEBSITE BELOW:=20
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm=20
=20
The South African Law States That, In Cases like this; The Money should be=
returned To the Government Account. I Am Seriously Against Returning This=
Old Mans Sweat To The Govt. Account, Because One Of The Officials Will St=
eal This Money From The Govt. Account, so I have Decided To Divert This Mo=
ney To My Own Private Use. Already I Have Used My Good Contact to Withdraw=
This Money & transfer it to South African Reserve Bank for smooth and suc=
cessful transfer of the fund. I Am Writing for You To Assist Me In Safekee=
ping Of This Money As Well As For Investment Purposes.=20

You Are to Take 30% Of the Total Sum for Your Assistance, 5% to take care =
of all the expenses incurred during this transaction, while The Remaining =
will be for my Investment in your Country. On Receipt of Your Acceptance L=
etter, And A Mutual Agreement Is Reached Between Us,=20
I Will Send to You All the Vital Documents Relevant to This Transaction to=
Enable You Claim the Consignment of Money on Delivery.=20

Anticipating Your Urgent and Favorable Response to This Business Propositi=
on. Please I am counting on you.=20
=20
Best Regards,=20
SIBANDA Levi (MR)=20


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