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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "dormant account" (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.
• 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.
  • peter_mashaba08@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: peter mashaba <peter_mashaba08@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:56:18 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL



AUDITOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT (FNB). 3/5 RIDER HAGGARD CLOSE, JO, BORG SOUTH AFRICA. Tel:27-73-9664740E-mail:peter_mashaba08@hotmail.com Dear Sir, With due honor and respect, I introduce myself to youfor a better relationship. I am Dr,Peter Mashaba,CHIEFAUDITOR of FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA(F.N.B).Your contact is courtesy of Business online networkvia Internet as I decided to contact you for thisbeneficial transaction that is 100% risk free.During auditing, verifications/investigations in ourbank at the end of last fiscal (financial) year, Idiscovered the sum of (US$26M}TWENTY SIX MILLIONUNITED STATES DOLLARS in a dormant account belongingto Mr. CHARLES NEMAN,a German internationalbusinessman who died along with his family in theNovember 5th,2003 plane crash in Abidjan west Africa.Our investigations revealed no survival or NEXT OFKIN/RELATIONS for claims as we have long beenexpecting someone to forward applications for claimsas it applies to our banking regulations. Information/ verifications from reliable sources confirmed thathis supposed “NEXT OF KINS” died with him in thecrash. Hence this for your perusals.However, I kept this information (SECRET) confidentialwithin my jurisdiction to enable us submit claims andtransfer this fund through trustworthy person whom weshall present to our bank as the BONAFIDE “NEXT OFKIN” to the deceased. We intend to credit this fundinto any of your nominated (designated) offshore bankaccount for investments.Meanwhile, all domesticarrangements for claims has been put in place awaitingyour acceptance to participate. I will give you directives and all needed information as soon as I receive your positiveresponse.Kindly understand that we could not carry out this onour own as based on the simple facts that we are civilservants and secluded from operating foreign accountand too, it will raise eyebrows on our side in termsof transfer being staff of the bank. Moreover, thisfund belongs to a foreigner and demands same as nextof kin to claim it. Hence your contact for successful operation. My colleagues and I has resolvedto offering you 20% of the total sum as commission, Wewill invest 75% of our share in your country providedit is profit oriented. 5% of the total fund will beset aside to re-emburse all expenses to be incurred inthe course of running this transaction such astelephone and other minor expenses. I am assuring youof a smooth and successful transaction provided youdisplay maturity and observe confidentiality.And it will interest you to know that the ReserveBank(Apex) will approve credit of this fund into youraccount as contract payment to abstain you from allqueries regarding the source (originality) of thisfund and will provide you (beneficiary) withcontractual (data) details to certify your bank or government if the need arises. Therefore, be kind toclarify the following for my consideration:1. Can your account accommodate this fund in yourlocal bank without government intervention or do youhave an account outside your country where you mayconsider safe for this fund ?.2. What are taxation in your country like as I desirea low/free tax zone?.3. What are the interest rates on long/short termfixed deposit in your local banks?.4. What other lucrative investments would you suggestas I intend banking, real estate and hotels if theyare good business venture in your Country?.5. Can you be able to make residential documents andpurchase a house for me and my family to relocate andsettle in your country after the transaction?Kindly indicate your private telephone and fax numberfor more effeicient communication.Looking forward to your anticipated urgent response.Best regards,DR Peter Mashaba
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