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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.
  • +27837606093 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank kabango" <frank_kabango6@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:40:33 +0200
Subject: VERY CONFIDENTIAL.

PLOT 44 WERTY STREET
JOHANESSBURG,SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE:+27 83 760 6093

MONEY TRANSFER ASSISTANCE,PLEASE VERY CONFIDENTIAL.

ATTN:Ria,

It might be so strange to you affording to here from a very strange
person whom you've got nothing in common with,

proposing for an assistance for hisfund / money to be transferred into your
personal / company account in your country to emancipate a very good
business their through you and also to
generate a sincered relationship with honesty and trust worthiness.Without
waisting much time, my name is FRANK KABANGO the son of MR.YUSUF
KABANGO from Sierra-Leone who was the Chief Security Officer of the Arms and
Ammunition procurement for the Sierra-Leone Armed Forces.Infact it was so
enthusiastic to me when I discovered your genuine business entry in South
African Information Exchange(S.A.I.E.) here in Johannesburg, I then became
more delighted and decided to commence this information about my money to be
transferred into your account in your country for my business transaction
there, since you will be there for my assistance.
Giving you a brief inside about this money of which you must also like to
know,

but VERY CONFIDENTIAL it was smuggled out by my be loved Dad, during
his tenure of office as the Chief Security Officer who was
incharge of the Arms and ammunition procurement for the Sierra-Leone Armed
Forces to South Africa of which he deposited it under the custody of a
security company in Johannesburg South Africa.And the amount is
TWENTY THREE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
($23.600.000) In other words I am only anticipating for your assistance to
transfer this money into your personal / company's account because right now
my father has passed away and I am the only son and the beneficiary to this
fund.

So,all I needed from you is(1)Your maximum assistance, based on
honesty.Finally, I inclose to you that 20%of this fund will be given to
you for your assistance, 10% will be set aside for deffery expenses, and
remaining 70% will be for my business negotiation and transaction when I
arrive in your country of which you will be the pillot.
Remember that this money transfer is 100% risk free and i am taking care of
everything concerning the fund here in South Africa.
Also bear in mind that this request, needs ALTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY / SECRECY
for proper tansaction.Please reply immidiately including your telephone
number and fax number to avoid further contact.

Thanks for your anticipated response / co operation,
hoping to hear or receive your reply.

Yours honesty,
FRANK KABANGO . UNDER THE STATUS AS AN ASYLUM SEEKER
IN SOUTH AFRICA.

With best regard and understanding.

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