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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • paul100@justice.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: benneth nkosi <ben_02nkosi@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:45:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RESPOND URGENTLY


DEAR VICTIM-FULLNAME,
I AM VERY SORRY TO RESPOND LATE, I HAVE BEEN PUTING THINGS TOGETHER WITH MY FINANCIAL ADVICER WHO WILL HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION TO COME TURE.

Thank you for your willingness to join hands with me to achieve the desired success. The business is 100% real and risk free and THIS IS TRANSACTION ABSOUTELY LEGAL However, I would want you to guarantee me that you will never cheat me when the money is transferred to your account.

I have engaged the service of a lawyer who will in accordance with the inheritance laws of the Republic of South Africa obtain all the relevant and legal documents that will be used to accomplish the business in your favour as the true next of Kin to the deceased.

These documents include;

1. The swearing of affidavit of Trust at the High
Court of Johannesburg, South Africa, declaring you as
the next of Kin to the deceased.

2. The sworn affidavit of Trust will be submitted to
the probate registry of the High Court for probate
order.

3. The probate registry will after issuing the probate order, issue the Certificate of death, certifying the deceased dead, and subsequently approve the inheritance in your favour as the Next of Kin.

4. sign of agreement with both parties, guarantee me that you will never cheat me when the money is transferred to your account.

Upon presentation of these documents to the bank where the account is being maintained by the deceased the payment will be accordingly approved and transferred into your nominated account as per the inheritance law of the government of South Africa.

You are please requested to forward the followings directly to the lawyer to enable him make payment application in your name to the bank.

A. The account details where the money will be
transferred to you after approval by the bank.

B. The copy of your passport/Driving license to back
up the payment application.

C. Your private phone and fax numbers for easy
communication.

You are further requested to contact him for further explanations, and to reach mutual understanding on how the business should be easily accomplished. The name is PAUL CHAMBER INCORPORATED, the direct phone number is 0027-73-4431 944,and email is pauL100@justice.com

This is the things i will like you to do.
Thanking you for your kind understanding, co-operation
and prompt handling of the business.

Looking forward to hearing from you immediately,please provide me your phone numbers for communication.

Yours Truly,
MR BENNETH NKOSI
0027-82-759 0930




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