419 scam: "Mr. Henry Mbeki" <mr.henrymbekhi@live.com> Dear Friend,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "mr.henrymbekhi@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +27833175041 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Henry Mbeki" <mr.henrymbekhi@live.com>
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 06:23:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise however, it’s just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me contact you for this transaction.

My name is Henry Mbekhi and I work with a Commercial Bank here in Johannesburg, South Africa. We had a customer that had a deposit of 24.5M United States Dollars, before he died in a plane crash with his wife and only Child about 7years now (July 21 2003) and since he died, we in the Bank here have been expecting his/her next of kin/relative(s) for the inheritance of the deposit, but none has surfaced

You can confirm the geniuses of the deceased death by clicking on this web site:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal and the proceedings of the transaction will be shared 65% for me and 25% for you, while 10% will be for expenses incurred during the course of the transaction. Kindly indicate your willingness and we shall proceed with the initial step for the claim, if you agree to my business proposal.

Eagerly waiting for your response

Please reply me on this Email: mr.henrymbekhi@live.com, or Call me on my direct line +27 83-317-5041, for more detailed information, if the email didn't go through.

Mr. Henry Mbekhi

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