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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • richardgear2004@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: richard gear <richardgear2004@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:05:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL



From the Desk of: ENGR.jASPER Khampepe
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS
MEMO



Hello,
A friend in London, Mr. David Brimley gave your contact to me who says you may be in a position to assist us in a confidential matter stated below.
Within the South African Ministry of Public Works where I work as the director of planning and implementation, we have in our possession an unclaimed payment bills totaling $12.5m. (Twelve million five hundred thousand United States Dollars) This represents the balance of the total contact over invoiced value executed on behalf of my ministry by a contracting firm who has left South Africa since the completion of their contract work.
We want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a foreign company or individual who will receive the said funds on our behalf in a reliable foreign company or non-company’s account with at least a zero balance in the account to receive such funds.
We have in principles an approval to remit these funds to foreign bank account of your choice. The successful remittance of these funds can be achieved by filing an application for transfer of rights and privileges of the said funds and other necessary documentation.
I have the authority of my colleagues involved to propose that your consent to this transaction will be kept confidential and your assistance highly compensated by a portion of the said amount. We are willing to set aside a portion for taxation purposes if required. Note, also that all legal documentation will be properly secured and documented.
I can assure you that my partners and I are in a position to make this payment claim fruitful, provided you can give us the assurance and guarantee that our share will be secured. Visualize this business opportunity as an indirect financial resource; also your area of specialization is not a hindrance in the successful execution of this transaction.
Kindly contact us on richardgear2004@yahoo.com to indicate your willingness in assisting us as a trustee. Alternatively, you may wish to provide your confidential telephone number so that I can call to discuss the details and modalities.
Best regards,
Engr. Jasper Khampepe


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