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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)
• 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.
  • +27828124241 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "joseph moyo" <josephmoyozim1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:09:28 +0200
Subject: OUR TRANSACTION VERY GENUIE[FROM Mr.JOSEPH MOYO]

 

Dear.Sir/Madam

Thanks for your kind response and also your willingness to assist me transfer my family fund.Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and based on trust and confidentiality,so you are to treat every discussion releated to it as a matter of top secret to avoid jeopardizing my family fund and also 'cos of my family background.pls this is not a spam as you mentioned and my proposal to you comes in good faith.

Before we proceed i would want you to inform me of your proffession/busines you are into as to enable me know where to invest some part of this fund when transferred into your  bank account and also would like to find out from you your possibility of visiting Johannesburg South Africa to finalize this transaction as i am residing here as an asylum seeker so my refugee status does not allow me to operate nor to open an account.

So with these measure you are expected to visit here and open a NON RESIDENCE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT with one of the local banks here where this fund will be firstly deposited for onward transfer into your nominated account in your country once we collect the consignment from the security company where my late father deposited it for safe keeping.I have also made the necessary arrangemnts with the banker who will assist us transgfer this fund without any delay.

More details will be clarify to you on our discussion on telephone,so you have to forward to me your direct tel numbers for easier communication amoung us and also do not hesitate to call me on my direct line+27-82-8124241.

Thanks as i wait for your urgent response on this matter

Mr.Joseph Moyo

For the Family.

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