419 scam: denis mpondo <denis_mpondo2@yahoo.com> urgent mail

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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +27729684245 (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.
- denis_mpondo2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: denis mpondo <denis_mpondo2@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 23:41:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: urgent mail

104 stamford avenue Durban
     4000
      SOUTH AFRICA
      MOBILE :27 72 968 42 45
     email: denis_mpondo2@yahoo.com
                                          ATTENTION: THE PRESIDENT

Dear Sir, / Madam

I am the Principal Auditor of Department of Minerals and Energy support of South
Africa, Kwazulu-Natal Branch. I have in my possession the sum of US$19,8 million
for transfer into a reliable and dependable foreign account. The above sum is an
over estimated / surplus amount of recent contract awarded to a foreign firm.
Meanwhile, the original contractor has been paid. I now seek your assistance for
the easy transfer of this excess fund as the beneficiary to enable me put claim
on the above sum.
Furthermore, I will give you 30% of the total sum for your assistance and 5%
will be mapped put as refund for any local and international expenses incurred
during the transaction and the remaining 65% will be for my investment in your
country.
Finally, you are expected to call me back immediately so that I will fax you
supplementary agreement on payment where you are expected to fill in your bank
information where you want the fund to go to and then fax it back to me.
I will meet you in person as soon as the fund arrives in your account and if you
have any questions, kindly call my personal telephone for clarification of issues.

Best regards
Denis mpondo

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