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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • asmoni_da2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Asmoni Daud <asmoni_da2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: asmonidaud@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:29:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: This is important


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: asmoni_da2@yahoo.com



- From the desk of Asmoni Daud Phone : 27-781297705 Good day How are you doing? I hope this email meets you in very good condition. I work for Absa Bank of South Africa as the chief Auditor. I found an account opened in my bank in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated on this account. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited. The owner of this account is Mr. Andreas B. Smith, a foreigner and a Miner at Kruger Gold Company. A Geologist by profession died in 1990. No one knows about this account or anything concerning it the account has no other beneficiary and the investigation proves to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the amount in the account at the moment is US$8.5 Million Dollars (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars). As the money is in dollars I need a partner to transfer the money overseas that's the reason i'm contacting you. Please kindly indicate and if so contact me on the phone numbers provided below to enable me inform you on next step to take. I need your full support to make this transaction work because the management is ready to approve this payment to any person who has correct information on this account and other relevant details of the late Mr. Andreas B Smith, which I will give you if you indicate your interest. I hope you can be able to handle such amount in confidence because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need a truthful person in this business relationship because I don’t want to make any mistakes. With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any reliable person, with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will apply for my annual leave to get visa immediately on confirmation to receive this money into your account with appropriate clearance forms from the ministries here. At the conclusion of this business you will be given 25% of the total amount, 70% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses that we might come up during the course of this process. Finally, please if you are interested in this, all I want you to do is to send me your Private Mobile Phone and Fax Numbers for easy communication including your home address. send me an email with the email address below soon as possible Thanks and God Bless. Best Regards Dr. Asmoni Daud

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