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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:
  • "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)
  • "you will be given 30%" (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.
  • dr_mkmdi@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mk02_mundi@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:19:17 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:DR.MARK MUNDI
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: 27-72-243-0911
PRIVATE-Email:dr_mkmdi@hotmail.com


ATTN: C.E.O/MANAGING DIRECTOR,

RE:TRANSFER OF (US$10.5 MILLION) TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS

We want to transfer to overseas (US$10.5 Million) from the Amalgamated Bank
of South Africa (ABSA). I want to a reliable and honest person who will be
capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new
bank account immediately to receive this money, even an empty account can
serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till
the end for this important transaction, trusting in you and believing in God
that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Dr. Mark Mundi, the Auditor General of ABSA, during the course of our auditing,
I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 1990 and since
1995 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old
files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account died without a
heir; hence the money is floating and if I do not transfer the money out of this
account urgently it will be remitted to the state. The owner of this account is
Mr. Allan P. Seaman, a foreigner and an industrialist, he died since 1995.
And no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it,
the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me
as well that Allan P. Seaman until his death was the manager of Diamond Safari
(Pty.) South Africa.

We want to transfer this sum US$10.5 million (Ten Million five hundred thousand US Dollars)
into a safe foreigners account abroad, but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting
you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here, but can
only be approved to any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers licence.
The money is in US Dollars and the former owner of the account Mr. Allan P. Seaman is a
foreigner too and the money can only be approved into a foreign account. Considering
the recommendation I received in your favour by the South Africa Chamber of Commerce
as regards your suitability and reliability in carrying out this transaction, I hereby
crave your indulgence to co-operate with me in this mutually beneficiary transaction.
I am revealing this to you, believing in God that you will never let me down in this
business, you are the first and the only person that I am contacting for this business,
so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take.

Please while replying include your private telephone and fax numbers including the full
details of the account to be used for the deposit.Also note that upon your reply, we may
opt for telephone and fax communication, as this channel may not be safe for the transaction.
With my influence and the position of the bank official we can transfer this money to any
foreigners reliable account that you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact
pending our physical arrival in your country for sharing.The bank official will destroy all
documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place.

As you receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and influence to obtain legal
approvals for I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 5% processing of the transfer,while the
remaining 65% will be mine. Please if you are interested in this transaction, contact me with
the telephone number above or by my private-email addy:dr_mkmdi@hotmail.com and I will give you
the procedure of the business.


I look forward to your earliest reply.

Yours sincerely,

DR. MARK MUNDI

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