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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:
  • "for your efforts, i am prepared to offer you " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • +27728449818 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: princewellkhumaloalbright@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:08:48 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST.

FROM: MR.PRINCEWELL KHUMALO ALBRIGHT
JOHANNESBURG-SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL NO.: + 27 72 844 9818.

FAX NO.: + 27 11 219 7074.


DEAR,

I am Mr.Princewell Khumalo Albright the son of Mrs. Susana Veyulwa Albright of South Africa. It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address. I got it from the South Africa Information Network Online from our family friend that is working for the South Africa Chambers of Commerce. During the current crises against the people that were working for the deposed Vice President Of South Africa Mr.Jacob Zuma on charges of Corruption and misappropriation of funds to a Foreign Contractor by the supporters of our President Thabo Mbeki.

My mother was the personal secretary to the deposed Vice President of South Africa Mr. Jacob Zuma and her primary responsibility was to issue contract, purchase arms and ammunition and to supervise with the transfer of funds overseas for the Vice President entourage.

While during her tenure in office for Ten Years (10 Years) as the personal secretary to the deposed Vice President of South Africa, then she was able to amass a lot of money from her duties as the secretary to the Vice President to the tune of US30.5 Million United States Dollars (Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. But, before she fled the Country to the United Kingdom, but before then she have already deposited a consignment under my name in a Metal Box with the Security Company here in South Africa to avoid any detection by the South Africa Government.

The South African Government is therefore prosecuting the Vice President for this corruption and as such my mother wants me to solicit the assistance of a foreign associates that can assist us in having this funds transferred out of South Africa

Hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purposes. For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 25% of the total funds, while 5% have been set aside for local and international expenses and 70% will be kept for my family. Final modalities on the transfer of the total funds into your nominated account overseas will be conveyed to you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves. You must bear in mind that the secrecy and the confidentiality of this transaction cannot be over-emphasized.

I am Looking forward to completing this transaction with you as time is of the essence.

For more details, you can contact me on my direct line Tel + 27 72 844 9818 Or By Fax + 27 11 219 7074.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Princewell Khumalo Albright.

For the family.

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