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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:
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +27719639886 (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.
  • helengrant@i12.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Overseas Payment" <shaba.isa3fe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: overseaspayment@i12.com
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:59:37 -0700
Subject: SADRC/AMF-QXB09.4XB-08.


Payment Reference: SADRC/AMF-QXB09.4XB-08.

Dear Beneficiary,
We wish to inform you that the South African Debts Reconciliation Commission
has been obligated by the African Monetary Funds (AMF) to settle all
over-due payment originated from; Southern Africa, Nigeria, Togo, Ivory
Coast including repatriated funds from the Americas, Europe and Asia, under
the provision of the Financial Intelligence Center Act (FICA) 2001
regulations. These payment comprises; Contracts, Inheritance and other
payment.

Petition filed by numerous beneficiaries from various countries has lead to
the review of these various closed payment outlets mentioned above. Hence
result has shown that most beneficiaries were actually paid. But these
payments were made to some accounts unknown to these beneficiaries, due to
the fact that their original supplied accounts details was changed without
their authorization. This has resulted to enormous discrepancies in the
payment record, which must be corrected.

Since these changes were mostly carried out on the account information, we
are optimistic that your email address as we have it is still valid and you
receive this notification promptly. Therefore we urge you to reconfirm your
details as stated below for the immediate re validation of your details for
onward transfer of your funds.
(a) Name of Beneficiary
(b) Contact Address, Phone, Fax Numbers and E-mail Address
(c) Bank Details.

To avoid further complication, be informed that our operatives are highly
classified, so you must disengage from all existing communication with any
individual or office. You must never exchange this information with a third
party until your funds have been fully confirmed in your account

Upon completion on the re validation, your funds will be wired to your newly
authorized account from here and a copy of the transfer slip will be
forwarded to you for onward confirmation of the transfer.

Regards
Mrs. Helen Grant.
Direct Tel/Fax: +27 719 639 886
Direct E-mail: helengrant@i12.com

This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use
of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempt from
disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that
any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify
the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam