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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +27782880062 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "NADIA ADAMS" <nadia_adams8@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:18:22 +0200
Subject: ASSISTANCE.

FROM Mr NADIA  ADAMS.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT

AMALGALMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA PLC

PECTORA BRANCH

PHONE   +277-828-80062

 

Dear Friend,

 

I am making this contact with you in good faith. I got your mail address from the Foreign Department in our Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office. I am working with the ABSA BANK Plc,Pectora Branch South Africa.My purpose of writing you is to ask for your assistance to provide a virgin bank account where we can successfully secure the sum of $10.5million (ten million five hundred thousand united states dollars).

 

For your information, there is one America business merchant based here in South Africa and his name is Mr.Fredy Marion, He was the owner of ( Marion fisheries S.A. Ltd,) located at No.125 industrial zone,petersburg expressway, pectoria here in South Africa now have been taken over by Government of South Africa because nobody came for this company after the death of Mr. Fredy Marion.This man died in an autocrash in 2004 together with his wife here in South Africa. He was banking with my bank and I m his accounting officer.

 

However, since the death of Mr. Fredy Marion, the ABSA BANK Plc. Where the deceased had an account Valued at($10.5 million U.S Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin Or have the account confiscated within the next fifteen official working days.I have beentrying to contact any of his relative and i decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member with the same last name hence Icontacted you.I later remembered that Mr.Fredy Marion .came to my country out of shame he was receiving from his country because he was impotent.

 

This secret he revealed to me when he was alive because I pestered him to introduce his children to me.Now I have decided to link any body to stand as Mr.Fredy Marion .next of kin in order to claim the money he deposited here as Fixed Solid Investment since nobody knew about it.Government of my country will pay it to Federal Reserve purse if I should declare to them that he has no body to come as next of kin. Note that there is no risk involved in this transaction, as I will give you all information you may need about Mr. Fredy Marion. and his banking elationship with my branch to enable you stand as his next of kin to receive this money in your account

 

This transaction will go through normal banking process only that you have to stand firm as the next of kin to Mr.Fredy Marion just to claim this money. I will direct you on how to apply for the claims of this money.Please if you are interested and capable to carry out this deal with me, Reply me or call +27-07828-80062, I will require the following information from you for procession of the fund in your favour.

1. Your private phone and fax number for further clearification. 2. Your home address.I personally need your home address because I do not know you too well before now only that I decided to work with you on trust believing God that you will not cheat on me.Note that we can conclude this transaction within 2 weeks upon your compliance in applying for the claims to our Head Office, as I will direct you.

 

I will give you $2.5million after we conclude this transaction. Be dulyinformed that I will be resigning from this banking work to come over to your country after the transfer of this fund to your account. I will then engage myself in international business since I will have enough money for any kind of business after this transaction. You need not to be afraid because in as much as I would want my reputation protected,I would also want yours to also be protected.

 

waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards,

Mr NADIA ADAMS.

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