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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +27833622331 (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.
  • paulnkune1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:02:38 +0100
Subject: YOUR UTMOST INTEREST IS HIGHLY NEEDED URGENTLY




From: Mr. Paul Nkune.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Dear Sir/Madam,<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Greetings,<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

A search for a foreign investor / partnership to aid me in transferring of a deceased dormant fund of US$30, 000, 000, 00 (Thirty Million United States Dollars only) into an over-sea’s account for onward transfer/investment projects.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

My name is Mr. Paul Nkune, a senior Auditing Officer with the Absa Bank of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region> (Amalgamated Bank of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:place>). There is an account was opened in this bank in 1997 and since 2007 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I found that the account holder/beneficiary was dead and if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing into the government treasury.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Details and percentages should be discussed with you as you show your utmost interest upon this transfer project. Note, you can always reply me via this private email :( paulnkune1@yahoo.com).Here is my direct telephone number: +27 83 362 2331, you can call me for easy communication or for further info relating to this project.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Regards and waiting your urgent response,<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Mr. Paul Nkune.<o:p></o:p>

Chief Auditor.<o:p></o:p>



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