419 scam: Mark Kumalo <officeagent.04@att.net> REPLY IMMEDIATELY

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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.
- m_kumalo@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Kumalo <officeagent.04@att.net>
Reply-To: m_kumalo@mail2southafrica.com
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:53:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY

FROM THEÂ OFFICE OF MR MARK KUMALO
BILL AND EXCHANGED MANAGER,STANDARD BANKÂ SOUTH AFRICA
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
MAY PEACE BE UNTO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY..Â Greetings to you my dear friend. I am Mr Mark Kumalo, bill and exchanged manager,
Standard Bank in South Africa. I need your assistance in
transferring the sum of ($20M) million into your account withing 3
to 5 banking days.Â
Â
This account belongs to one ofÂ our foreign customer by name,
Dr George Brumely who died along with his entire family in a plane
crash some years ago.You can view his website for more details:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.htmlÂ Â Â I agree that 40% of this money will be for you in respect of the
provision of a foreign account, 5% will be set aside for expenses
that may rise during the business and 55% would be for me.
Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement according to
the percentage indicated.Â Reply me if interested. This is my
personal email address m_kumalo@hotmail.comÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â please fill in
your personal informationâ€™s as indicated below.Â Full Name:...................................Â Country:..........................................Â Age:...............................................Â Direct phone
Number:..................Â Occupation:....................................Â Sex................................................Â Marital Status................................Â Fax Number:..................................

Land Line:.....................................
Â
Best Regards,
Mr Mark
Kumalo.

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