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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)
  • "for your efforts, i am prepared to offer you " (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 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.
  • +27835256440 (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.
  • selinakgomo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "selina kgomo" <mrs_selinakgomo5@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 13:05:42 +0200
Subject: urgent family money transfer assistance

>From : Mrs Selina Kgomo.
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel:+27-83-525-6440
Pravite E-mail box ( selinakgomo@yahoo.com )

urgent family money transfer assistance

Dear sir/madam

I cannot imagine the surprise this will bring to you, but please be rest
assured is with good faith and intentions from a family in dare need of your
assistance to help us transfer the inheritance sum of US$ 23.1 million into
your account or companies account, in which God will bless you for rendering
a helping hand to others.

I am Mrs Selina Kgomo, from Sierra Leon (currently residing in South
Africa), the wife to the late
Brigadier John Kgomo. I got your contact details in the course of my
discreet search for a reliable and God fearing person through peoples search
listing and after going through your profile, I decided to solicit for your
kind assistance. I am currently residing with my family(son and a daughter)
here in South Africa as asylum seekers and the South African Fiscal Policy
Law and Regulations does not allow us certain financial rights.

My husband was a brigadier in charge of Arms and Ammunition procurement for
the Sierra Leon Army before his death. After his death I discovered that in
his will, he specifically drew my attention to the sum of US$ 23.1 million,
which he had deposited, in a safe box of the Private Security Company here
in Johannesburg, South Africa. The lives and future of my family depends on
this fund as such I will be grateful if you can assist us. Inview of this, I
cannot invest this fund in South Africa hence my asking you to assist me to
transfer it out of South Africa for investment purposes in your country.

For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 25% of the total sum while 5%
will be set aside for expenses incurred during the course of this
transaction and the remaining 70% is for the family investment in your
country. Please note that this transaction is risk-free and the major thing
I ask of you is to assure me the safety of the money when transferred to
your account. Further information and arrangement will commence as soon as
trust, confidence and good relationship is established .I shall be most
grateful if you maintain the confidentiality required in this transaction.
Do not hesitate to call me on my phone for further directives or send me
fax to enable us commence towards the conclusion of this transaction.

I wait for your prompt response.

Thanks and God bless,

Mrs Selina Kgomo.

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