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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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • morganfreemann@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MORGAN FREEMAN" <morganfreemann1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: morganfreeman@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:15:26 +0000
Subject: Re: Invitation to a Rewarding Partnership.

Mr. Morgan Freeman
Standard Bank Center
Pretoria 0001, Republic of South Africa.
Email:morganfreemann@gmail.com
9th June,2006.

Re: Invitation to a Rewarding Partnership.

I am Mr. Morgan Freeman, the Provincial Director of Standard Bank of South
Africa, Pretoria Branch. I have an urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you.

On June 6, 2002, a foreign Oil and Gas consultant/contractor with the (South
Africa) Department of Minerals & Energy (DME) Mr. Richard Renald made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$24,600,000.00 (Twenty Four Million, Six Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) in
my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the Department of Minerals & Energy
(DME) that Mr. Richard Renald died from an automobile accident. On further
investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and all
attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Richard
Renald did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$24,600,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will
ever come forward to claim it. According to the law of my country, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the funds will be reverted to the ownership of
the Government if no one applies for the claim of the funds.

Pursuant to the above, I solicit for your co-operation as a partner to
stand-in as the next of kin to Mr. Richard Renald so that the fruits of this
old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials here in South Africa. The operational modalities are simple. To
commence the project I will require you to provide immediately your full
Names and Address so that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits which will put you in place as the next of kin/beneficiary to
his estate. We shall employ the services of Attorneys to process the
necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor in
order for the transfer to take place. A bank account in any part of the
world which you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money
to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The funds will be finally wired into
your account for the benefit of both us involved. I propose that the funds
be distributed between us in the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me on
completion of payment in your account.

Please be informed that this deal is 100% SAFE, RISK-FREE & LEGAL, there is
no any kind of risk attached as all the paperwork for this transaction will
be done by the Attorney and my position as the Provincial Director
guarantees the speedy and successful execution of this transaction. If you
are interested, please reply immediately via my email address above. Upon
your response indicating your interest, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction
better.

Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my percentage in your country. My Phone number:
(011 873) 763 427 873.

Yours truly,

MR. Morgan Freeman

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