419 scam: david leobuda <davidleobuda@gmail.com> Director Project Implementation South African Anglo Gold Corperation

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- +27748658316 (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.
- davidleobuda@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: david leobuda <davidleobuda@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:35:32 +0200
Subject: Director Project Implementation South African Anglo Gold Corperation

From:Director Project Implementation
South African Anglo Gold Corperation.
Dr David leobuda
TEL:+27748658316
Email:Davidleobuda@gmail.com

Good Day!

I am Dr David leobuda , Director Project Implementation with South African
Anglo-Gold Corporation in Johannesburg and a member of the Contract Tenders
Board (CTB) of the above corporation.Your esteemed address was reliably
introduced to me from the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry in
my search for a reliable, individual/company who can handle a strictly
confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a reasonable sum
of money to a foreign account.

The amount of money involved is US$35,000,000.00 (THIRTY FIVE
MILLION,UNITED STATES DOLLARS). This money has already been extracted from
various contracts awarded by this corporation, as a result of
over-invoicing masterminded by the concerned officials involved, this has
been drafted to represent the final payment for a contract that has been
executed to this corporation some years back, the money is now floating in
the suspense account of the Reserve Bank of South Africa awaiting claim by
any foreign partner which status we now want you to resume.

Now is the optimum period to consummate this fund, following the
presidential directive to all parastatal to settle all outstanding debts
owed to both local and foreign contractors? In my last meeting with the
Officials involved, it was unanimously agreed that 30% of the total sum
will be given to you, 70% will be for us.

I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded
every arrangement to protect the interest of everyone involved, Likewise
all modalities for the successful transfer of this fund have been worked
out with Ministry of finance and the Reserve Bank of South Africa to
facilitate the remittance of this fund to your designated account within 72
hours after your claim has been approved.

However, I would want to believe that you are honest enough and will not
raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of the transaction, more
importantly, that you will keep this transaction very confidential so as
not to tarnish the confidence reposed on these officials by the Government
of South Africa . If this proposal is of interest to you, then kindly
contact me with above information’s immediately.

Please treat this information as confidential.

Best Regards,

Dr David leobuda
Director Project Implementation.
South African Anglo Gold Corperation.

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