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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • emmanuelsibusiso@inbox.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Emmanuel Sibusiso" <emmanuelsibusiso@msn.com>
Reply-To: emmanuelsibusiso@inbox.com
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:40:34 +0000
Subject: JOIN ME ON THIS...........

MR EMMANUEL SIBUSISO
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICAN(ABSA)
SOUTH AFRICAN.
EAIL:emmanuelsibusiso@inbox.com


Dear Sir/Madam


I am MR EMMANUEL SIBUSISO Principal treasury officer with Amalgamated
Bank Of South Africa{ABSA} I got your email contact,in my search for a
trusted partner,who will assist me with this confidential business proposal.
PROPOSAL

Mr. Adreas B Smith made a numbered time (Fixed) deposited for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Dollars)in my
branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers,National Mining Corporation that Mr.
Adreas B Smith died from an automobile accident.On further investigation, I
found out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of
kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr.Andreas B Smith did not declare any next of kin in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork.This sum of US$15,000,000.00
is still sitting in the Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. No one will come forward to claim it.
According to the South African Law, at the expiration of 6{Six} years,the
money will revert to the ownership of the South African Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.Adreas B Smith so
that this money will not be reverted by the government or been claim by some
staffs in the bank.

This is simple;

1)I shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for
the transfer.
2) A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin
of Mr.Adreas B Smith.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 75%
for me and 20% for you then 5% will be set aside for any expenses that may
occure during the transfer process.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by the attorney and my position as the Principal treasury officer
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are
interested,please reply immediately via my private
EAIL:emmanuelsibusiso@inbox.com .Upon your response,I shall then provide
you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply

Thanks and regards

MR EMMANUEL SIBUSISO

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