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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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +27834993624 (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.
  • wilbartho4@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • bartho@workmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?Barthos=20Williams=20Victor?= <wilbartho4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dr-williams-v-bartho@workmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 11:15:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Shares.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: wilbartho4@yahoo.com

Desk of: Dr. Williams Victor Barthos B Sc (CTU) M. Sc,

Director, Project Implementation

Corporate Tel: ++27-83-499-3624 Corporate Tel: ++27-83-499-3624



To: The President / C.E.O.,



FUNDS TRANSFER PROPOSAL.



I work as an director and with the cooperation of two other top officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Twenty-Seven Million, One Hundred Thousand united states dollars (US$27,100,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a foreign company/individual to receive the said fund on our behalf into a reliable company/individual account depending on your convenience.



Kindly establish your response directly via Confidential Tel: ++ 871-76-3593-750

Confidential Fax: ++ 871-76-3593-751, to the committee's representative whose name appears below.


I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be willing to assist us in the transaction, This fortune will be share with a ration of 60:30:10. You are to treat this offer with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.


We wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.


Yours faithfully,



Williams Victor Barthos (Dr.)

Email:dr-williams-v-bartho@workmail.co.za



DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

- Barthos Williams Victor

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