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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.
• 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.
  • +27731153234 (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.
  • sarb_act199@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DR_ELUELU9@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:20:31 +0200
Subject: OFFICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK.

OFFICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK.
Attn: Sir,

This is to acknowledge you that your USD Sum has successfully credited in our bank account on your name for the next transfer into your nominated /foreign bank account in your country or elsewhere of your choices.

We are authorized by the Federal Minster of Finance to transfer this Sum into your foreign bank account, Note that all legal procedures must be done before we credit your account. Please provide us the below requirements for further process over your transaction.

Before we transfer this Sum into your foreign bank account, we require you to reconfirm the below information's proving / stating that you are the rightful owner of this money because our bank will not be of any miss transfer of money, as we have experienced it before, so please reconfirm the below information to enable us process your transaction carefully and kind.

1. Your full name as it is written in your international passport
2. Your home address and office
3. Your home and your office telephone number and also your mobile phone number
4. A copy of your international passport photograph
5. Your bank name
6. Your bank address
7. Your bank telephone and fax numbers
8. Your bank code
9. Your bank swift code
10. Your bank branch code
11. Your bank account number
12. Amount you are expecting
13. Where is the money coming from?

Please, we need the above information's to enable us transfer your fund successfully and kind, we advice you to fax all the above details through our tel/fax number below.

We thank you for your understanding / co-operation.
Thanks,
Mr. X. P Guma
Deputy Governor South African Reserve Bank
Tel/Fax: +27-73-115-3234 E-mail: SARB_ACT199@yahoo.com

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