419 scam: Raymond Dube <ray_dee77@yahoo.com> PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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 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.
- +27731066292 (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.
- raydube101@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Raymond Dube <ray_dee77@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: raydube101@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 04:24:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Chief Auditor.

E-mail: raydube101@gmail.com

Tel: +27-731-066-292

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

I am Raymond Dube (Mr.), the Chief Auditor of a Financial institutes here in South Africa and I crave your indulgence as I contact you in such a surprising manner and I want you to bear in mind that this is not a hoax but I respectfully insist you read this mail carefully as I am optimistic it will open door for unimaginable financial reward for both of us and believe that you will not let me down and we will work together to develop trust and confidence in this business.

After going through some old file in the records department, I discover that there is an account opened in 1997 belonging to the late Mr. Morris Thompson a foreigner and a miner at Kruger Gold Company a geologist by profession and since 2000 nobody has operated the account following Mr. Morris Thompson death in 2000. Mr. Morris Thompson lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 flying to San Francisco and Seattle from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, which crashed into the Pacific Ocean not far from Los Angeles on January 31st 2000, including his wife and his only daughter (Thelma Thompson, and daughter Sheryl Thompson). You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site: http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

After my further investigation I also discovered that Late Mr. Morris Thompson's next of kin was his daughter who died with him. The account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proves to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account and the account. Since then, no other person knows about this account, and the amount involved is US$32 Million (THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS). I would like to first transfer US$12 million into your overseas account as a foreigner because Mr. Morris Thompson was a foreigner then later I will transfer the remaining US$20 million before joining you in person for disbursement and investment opportunity which you will be an asset to it.

I am only contacting you because of your foreign status as this money cannot be approved to a local bank here, but can be approved to any foreign account because the money is in a foreign currency (US dollars) and former owner of the account, Mr. Morris Thompson was a foreigner. Because of the need to involve a foreign account, I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve the payment to whoever has the correct information to this account, of which I will give you later, if you are able to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instruction and advice for our mutual benefits because this opportunity will never come again in our lives. I need a trustworthy person in this business because I don't want to make a mistake and I need your strong assurance, trust and reliability.

With my position now in the office and the influence of the top director of the Financial institutes, I will make sure that this money is transferred into any reliable account, which you can provide with the assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for my sharing. Your physical presence is also welcomed in South Africa in which the transfer will be done in your presence. I will destroy all the documents of the transaction immediately you receive this money, leaving no trace in any place.

I have the tendency to invest my own share of the money in your country in expectation to a sound management and a good capital returns according to your advice. Rest assured you stand no risk of any kind as the fund belong to us now, therefore after the eventual stage of the transfer of this fund, I am offering you a reasonable percentage as soon as the transaction is complete.

I strongly believe that associating with you to embark on this fund transfer and other business ventures will derive a huge success thereafter. I will use my position to effect approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance form from the ministries and foreign exchange department. I am counting on your sense of confidentiality, as it is my desire that you keep this to yourself and endeavor to furnish me with your private telephone (mobile preferably), fax numbers as soon as you get this mail for oral clarification.

Looking forward to your urgent respond via my private email address below but if you cannot assist me, no need to respond to this email.

Yours truly,

Raymond Dube (Mr.)

E-mail: raydube101@gmail.com

Tel: +27-731-066-292

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