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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +27839851266 (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.
  • martins_sis@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: martins_sis@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 12:43:39 +0200
Subject: My Proposal

JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA

TELE: +27-83-9851266

E-MAIL: martins_sis@yahoo.co.uk

THE DIRECTOR

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Martins Sisulu, a senior government official in the department of works and housing, republic of south Africa. A reliable source who assured me of your Trustworthiness gave me your contact, hence I decided to contact you in view of this proposal.

In 2003, a committee headed by me awarded and Supervised some government contracts under the Ministry of works and housing. The contract included The construction of Ultra modern shopping complexes and low cost housing units in some parts of south Africa.

However the contract sum was inflated by me and two Other colleagues to the tune of Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$18,500,000.00).

Right now, the original contractors have been paid, leaving the excess of (US$18,500,000.00) which we told the Government belonged to the subcontractor who handled Out part of the project. Thus we need a foreign Company, either existing or not or an individual to
Help us claim the money. Me and two of my friends are the only people that Knows the origin

of this money which is due for payment. We cannot claim this money since we are Indigenes

and so we need a reliable foreign national like you who will provide a foreign account where this
Money will be transferred into, and we will thereafter Share the money with whomever that provided the Account.

This is strictly a business deal that is 100% risk Free as we are going to provide all approvals
Legitimizing the contract as being executed by you and Copies of these documents sent to you. All Arrangements has been put in place for immediate approval of this payment as soon as substantive Foreign account is provided.For your co-operation, we have agreed to pay you 25% Of the total sum after the transaction, 70% will be For me and my colleagues which we will like to invest in your country, while 5% will be used to settle any Expenses, which will be incurred in the course of this Transaction.Should you be interested, please respond through any Of the contact details to enable me guide you on what to do next. We hope that this transaction will be Concluded within eight (8) weeks on the receipt of the Account details where the money will be lodged.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

MARTINS SISULU B
Phone:+27-83-985-1266

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