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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "john moyo" <johnmoyo_3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jo_moyo1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:55:42 +0000
Subject: THIS IS PRIVATE BUSINESS AND CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:DIRECTOR DR JOHN MOYO.
DIRECTOR AUDIT / ACCOUNTS UNITS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
MERCHANTILE LISBON BANK
MERCHANTILE LISBON HOUSE
142 WEST, STREET SANDTON 2196
JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH AFRICA
TEL;+27-83-46_57_626

ATTN;MD/CEO.

[THIS IS PRIVATE BUSINESS AND CONFIDENTIAL]

With due honor and respect,I introduce myself to you for a better
relationship.I am DR JOHN MOYO. the Director in charge of Audit/Accounts
unit, Foreign Remittance Department of MERCHANTILE BANK OF LISBON in South
Africa.Your contact is courtesy of Bus
iness online network via Internet as I decided to contact you for this
beneficial transaction that is 100% risk free.

During auditing, verifications/investigations in our bank at the end of last
fiscal (financial) year,I discovered the sum of (US$25 MILLION) TWENTY FIVE
MILLION DOLLERS in a dormant account belonging to an
Israeli(Jewish)international businessman who
died along with his family (next of kin)in the Number 5,1997 plane crash in
Abidjan.Our investigations reveal no survival–no NEXT OF KIN/RELATIONS for
claims as we have long been expecting someone to forward applications for
claims as it applies to our banking regulations.

Information /verifications from reliable sources confirmed that his supposed
"NEXT OF KINS" died with him in the crash. Hence this for your perusals.
However, I keep this information (SECRET) confidential within my
jurisdiction to enable us submit claims and transfer this fund through
trustworthy person whom we shall present to our bank as the BONAFIDE "NEXT
OF KIN" to the deceased. We intent to credit this fund into any of your
nominated (designated) offshore bank account for investments.

Meanwhile, all domestic arrangements for claims have been put in place
awaiting your acceptance to participate. I will give you directives and all
needed information as soon as I receive your positive response.Kindly
understand that we could not carry out this on our own at based on the
simple facts that we are civil servants and precluded from operating foreign
account and too, it will raise eyebrows on our side in terms of transfer
being staff of the bank.Moreover,this fund belongs to a foreigner and demand
same as next of kin to claim it.

Hence your contact for successful operation. My colleague and I have
resolved to offering you 30% of the total sum as commission, extra 10% of
all proceeds to be generated form subsequent investments and will make you a
fund manager in a five (5) year irrevocable contractual business
partnership. We will invest 50% of our shares into your firm provided it is
profit orientated. 5% of the total fund will be set aside to re-imburse all
expenses to be incurred in this course of this transaction such as telephone
and other minor expenses.

I am assuring you of a smooth and successful transaction provided you
display maturity and observe confidentiality. And it will interest you to
know that the Central Bank will authorize credit of this fund into your
account as contract payment to alleviate you from all queries regarding the
source (originality) of fund and will provide you (beneficiary) with
contractual (data) details to certify your bank of government if the need
arises. Therefore, be kind to clarify the following:

1.Can your account accommodate this fund in your local bank without
government intervention or do you have an account outside your country where
you may consider safe for this fund.

2.What are taxation in your country as I desire a low/free tax zone.
3.What are interest rates on long/short term fixed deposit in your local
banks.

4. What other lucrative investments would you suggest as I intend banking,
real estate and import/export investments.

5. Can you be able to make residential documents and purchase a house for me
and my family to relocate and settle in your country.

Looking forward to your urgent but favorable response.

Best regards,

DR JOHN MOYO.

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