419 scam: Edwin Lulu <lulu.edwin@yahoo.co.za> I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU!!

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states 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)
- ",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)
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.
- +27839740773 (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.
- edwinlulu011@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Edwin Lulu <lulu.edwin@yahoo.co.za>
Reply-To: Edwin Lulu <edwinlulu01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:37:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU!!

FirstNational Bank of South Africa (FNB)

FOREIGNTRANSFER OPERATION UNIT

6th Floor -#1 First Place, Bank City

Cnr Simmondsand Pritchard Streets

Johannesburg2001 Gauteng South Africa

Ref:SARB/PED/FNB/101/2014

Telegrams:12409

Mobile:+27-83-974-0773

Email:edwinlulu011@gmail.com

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AttentionGood Friend,

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I am Mr.Edwin Lulu (FCAA), the chief accountant of First National Bank of South Africa(FNB). There is an account open in this bank in 1999 and since 2001 nobody hasoperated on this account. After going through some old files in the records, Idiscovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeitedby the South African Government.

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The owner ofthis account is Mr. Andreas Schranner, A German Businessman and a miner atKruger Gold Company, a Geologist by profession and he died since 2000.No otherperson knows this account or anything concerning it, the account has no otherbeneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this company doesnot know anything about this account and the money involved is Twenty FiveMillion United States Dollars (USD$ 25,000,000.00).Â

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I want us totransfer the funds into your safe overseas account. I am only contacting you asa foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local bank account here,but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in UnitedStates Dollars and the former owner Mr. Andreas Schranner is a foreigner too.You can view the web site bellow for more information on our late client.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

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This depositwas for 5 years so it has over matured hence I made effort to contact my clientbut could not reach him. I was forced to travel to Germany and i got the tragicnews that, my client Mr. Andreas Schranner, his wife Maria, their daughterAndrea Eich, his son in-law Christian, and their children Maximilian andKatharina, all perished on the Monday, 31 July, 2000 plane crash in westernGerman city of Moenchengladbach. We cannot release the funds from his accountunless someone applies for claim as the next-of kin to the deceased asIndicated in our banking guidelines. It may interest you to know that I havesecured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of deceasedbeneficiaries.

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I need yourfull co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready toapprove this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of thisaccount, which I will give to you as soon as you indicate your sincerity toco-operate with me, and capability to handle such amount in strict confidenceand trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefitbecause this opportunity may never come again in our lives. Please acknowledgereceipt of this message before we negotiate our percentages on your responsefor conclusion of this project. If this proposal is acceptable to you, do nottake undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you. I wait to hear fromyou soonest. Upon your acceptance of this proposal kindly send me a textmessage or call me at +27-83-974-0773

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YoursFaithfully,

Mr. EdwinLulu (FCAA),

Mobile:+27-83-974-0773

Email: edwinlulu011@gmail.com

FirstNational Bank of South Africa (FNB)

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