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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +27763140940 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27835103637 (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.
  • martin_khml@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "khumalo martin" <khumalo_martin@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 16:19:09 +0200
Subject: MUTUAL BUSINESS COOPERATION

Mr.Martin Khumalo
NEDBANK, South Africa
Tel + 27 76-314-0940.
Please Reply Only To Email:martin_khml@yahoo.co.uk

Attn: Sir,
My name is Mr. Martin Khumalo Auditor of NEDBANK BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer
of our bank with account number -908-14-255-114 whose name
is Cho, Kwiyoung(Mr.), an American citizen who died in a
plane crash[Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole
passengers onboard on August 6,1997.And for your perusal
you can view this website
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list
Since the demise of this customer, I personally have
watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all
has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds
of US$15.5M (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars,) Which has been with our branch for a very
long time. On this note, I decided to seek for whom his
name shall be used as the Next of Kin as no one have come
up as his next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not
allow such money to stay more than Ten years, because the
money will be recalled to the National Treasury as
unclaimed fund after this period.
n view of this I got your contact after due inquiries when
I was making a research on a foreigner I will use in this
great opportunity it will interest you to know that we will
be willing to come to terms with you regarding your reward
for helping us actualize this matter. It is equally
important to state here that considering the nature of this
matter, we will required that it is handle most discreetly.
Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax
or e-mail the letter of application which you will type
sign and send back to the Payment Verification Committee to
enable us start this processing of this claim in your name.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business
is 100% risk free. You should not entertain any fear as all
modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund
has been finalized, this transaction will be completed
within ten banking days of receiving your response, after
you apply as a relation to the deceased when
you receive this mail.
Kindly reply to my private email address below
martin_khml@yahoo.co.uk or you can call my private number
+27 83-5103637. Please include your private Tel/Fax numbers
for quick communication on my personal email address:
Yours Sincerely,
Martin Khumalo
NEDBANK South Africa
Please Reply Only To martin_khml@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +27 76-314-0940

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