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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 into your account" (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 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • jonah-s@mailbox.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ajonah-s@mailbox.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:20:05 +0200
Subject: RE: LETTER:www.anglogoldashanti.co.za


MR SAM JONAH
EMAIL:jonah-s@mailbox.co.za <EMAIL%3Ajonah-s@mailbox.co.za>
TEL: 27-78-717-6883
NO: 11 DIAGONAL STREET
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.2001


ATTN:


IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I WRITE TO REVEAL THIS URGENT BUSINESS
PROPOSAL TO YOU. I WAS ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO FIND A FOREIGN PARTNER
WHO WILL ASSIST US IN PROVIDING AN OVERSEAS BANK ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER OF
US$15.2M (FIFTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED THUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)
THE ACTUAL CONTRACT VALUE WAS US$120 MILLON (ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION
DOLLARS ONLY). BUT MY COLLEAGUES AND I BEING MEMBER OF THE CONTRACT AWARD/
REVIEW COMMITTEE OVER INFLATED THE CONTRACT SUM TO US$130 MILLION (ONE
HUNDRED AND THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS ONLY). WITH THE INTENTION OF SHARING THE
REMAINING BALANCE OF US$15.2 MILLION. WE THEREFORE WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF
THE COUNTRY IN OUR FAVOUR FOR
DISBURSEMENT AMONG OURSELVES THE SUM OF US$15.2 MILLION ONLY.

ALSO WE AGREED THAT IF YOU/YOUR COMPANY COULD ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS
FUND. WE WILL TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL RETAIN 25% OF
THE TOTAL FUND FOR THE ASSISTANCE RENDERED, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR US AND THE
BALANCE OF 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR THE EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED BY
BOTH PARTIES DURING THE PROCESS OF THE FUND TRANSFER. THE TRANSACTION WILL
TAKE TEN WORKING DAYS. WE REQUEST YOU CO-OPERATE WITH US AND PROVIDE A
CONVENIENT ACCOUNT NUMBER IN DESIGNATED BANK WHERE THIS FUND CAN BE SAFELY
TRANSFER TO, WE INTEND TO COME OVER THERE ON THE COMPLETION OF THE FUND
TRANSFER TO SECURE OUR SHARE.

PLEASE, NOTE THAT WE HAVE BEEN CAREFUL AND HAVE WORKED OUT ALL THE
MODALITIES FOR A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR CHOSEN BANK ACCOUNT
BEFORE CONTACTING YOU. THEREFORE, YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO EXPOSE THIS
PROPOSAL TO ANYBODY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURITY AND ITS CONFIDENTIAL NATURE,
WE ALSO BELIEVE YOU WOULD NOT SIT ON OUR MONEY WHEN TRANSFER INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT AS YOU WILL GET YOUR 100% SHARE.

BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE, IF THIS PROPOSAL IS
ACCEPTED, PLEASE CONTACT US THROUGH THE TEL NUMBER: 27-78-717-6883. or
Email: jonah-s@mailbox.co.za BY INDICATING YOUR INTEREST AND SENDING THE
FOLLOWING TO US: BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER/ ADDRESS/ TELEPHONE, FAX, TELEX, SWIFT/
CODE NUMBER, NAME OF BENEFICIARY E.T.C. NOTE THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF
YOUR BUSINESS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATTER IN THIS TRANSACTION. NOTE: YOU CAN
ENTER OUR COMPANY"S WEB SITE: www.anglogoldashanti.co.za THANKS FOR YOUR
ANTICIPATED RESPONSE.


YOURS SINCERELY


MR SAM JONAH

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