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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:

• 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)
• 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.
  • +27733119802 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • engr_marawa1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • engr_marawa1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "tony marawa" <tonymarawa@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:35:26 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

FROM THE DESK OF: ENGR. TONY MARAWA
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS PRETORIA,
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
DIRECT TEL NO.: + 27 73 311 9802
DIRECT FAX NO.: + 27 11 507 5977
E-MAIL:engr_marawa1@hotmail.com


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Attn:President / Ceo


With great pleasure I am writing this proposal on behalf of my partners. A
member of our government trade delegation to your country gave your profile
to me. Hence I have decided to seek your cooperation and assistance in a
business of mutual benefit by sending this letter.

There is a program currently on, in the department were I work as projects
director. Inviting holders with proof of government indebtedness that stands
at an envisaged accruing interest of $645.2 million on projects and
supplies, to submit same to enable their claims go through payment process.
Some of these debts have been redeemed in their principal component leaving
behind accrued interest portion unpaid.

Within the Ministry of Public Works were I work, we have been able to record
an accrued interest bills of Twelve million Five hundred thousand United
States Dollars ($12,500,000.00) on supplies which we have in principle, an
approval to remit overseas. This we can do by appropriate forms of
documentation with application for claim to reflect the approval and
payment.

Our constraint is to be able to source a trustworthy individual, to whom we
can remit this fund and act as trustee, since our period of disengagement
from the civil service is near.

We are presently affected by the South African civil service code of
conduct, which prohibits civil servants from operating foreign accounts.
Moreover, I have the authority of my partners to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in this transaction, you will be highly compensated on
percentage bases. Upon your acceptance to assist us I shall provide you with
more information on procedures .

Please go through this letter carefully and if you are interested in
assisting us, kindly notify me urgently via my confidential telephone and
fax number and my personal email address (engr_marawa1@hotmail.com) above as
time is of great essence in this transaction.

This transaction should be handled with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.
Furthermore, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the
successful execution of this transaction.



Yours faithfully,



Engr. Tony Marawa

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