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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:

• 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.
  • +27738113974 (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.
  • roothman@webmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: chadroothman@msn.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:01:27 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

Dear Sir,

BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal, though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but I got your contact through the Department of Trade & Industries (DTI).

I am the manager of ABSA BANK, CENTURION BRANCH PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA. The intended business is thus, we had a customer, a Foreigner (a SCOTISH CITIZEN) resident in SOUTH AFRICA; he was a Contractor with one of the government parastatals.

He had in his account in my branch the sum of US$13.2 Million {Thirteen Million Two Hundred Thausand U.S. Dollars). Unfortunately, the man died four years ago until today none of his next of kin has come Forward to claim the money.

Having noticed this, I am in collaboration with two other top officials of the bank and have covered the account all this while. Now we want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as one of his next of kin and forward your account and other relevant documents to be advised to you by us to attest to the Claim.

We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims. The whole procedures will last only ten working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even in future. Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have arranged all necessary things. As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me indicating your interest. Then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully concluded.

I have the authority of my partners involved to negotiate your percentages. It is risk free and a big fortune for both of us. With your maximum co-operation, this transaction is not expected to last for more than 8-9working days.

Its very important you response to us with your private contact details Phone and Fax. Contact me as soon as you received this on Tel: +27 73 811 3974, Fax: +27 73 811 39 75/9, fax +27 11507 5379.Alter native Email; c-roothman@webmail.co.za

I await your earliest response.

Thanks,
Yours Sincerely

MR. CHAD ROOTHMAN

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