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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 about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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.
  • +27734373525 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "rowland mokoto" <maxifoundations8@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:33:14 +0200
Subject: FOR YOUR PERUSAL!!!

FROM THE DESK OF ROWLAND MOKOTO.
SOUTH AFRICA.


My name is Mr Rowland Mokoto one of the principal officer with the South
African Mining Corporation. I got your contact online in my search for a
trustworthy and reputable person to assist me in handling a very
confidential business transaction, which involves the transfer of fund
running into millions of United States Dollars to a foreign account.


This fund is a variation and accumulation of equity investment made by the
apartheid regime in South African.
This redeemable interest, has now matured, but with no apparent knowledge of
who true investors are as most of the investors then, were corrupt
government officials and their cronies under the obnoxious apartheid regime
who used pseudo names and aliases in the transaction, and could not come up
for claims under the present political setting in South Africa.


After due consultation with my colleagues over the said fund, which is now
considered as floating fund, we decided to confiscate the fund, all we need
is a foreign national who can assist us in the transfer of this fund, and
also help us to invest this fund in a risk-free venture.


If you are interested in assisting us in this transfer, we have agreed to
compensate you based on a certain percentage of the total sum, through
mutual negotiations.


Please contact me immediately on my private telephone number or my email
address (Tel:+27-73-4373-525) for more detailed information.

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

ROWLAND.

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