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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • kkmoyo2000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Kennedy Mayo" <kkmoyo2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:38:17 +0200
Subject: BUSSINESS OFFER

From:Mr. Kennedy Mayo.
TEL: 27-73 866 3959.
Email: kkmoyo2000@yahoo.co.uk

BUSSINESS OFFER
GREETINGS,

In my quest for a reliable and trusted partner for a highly important and
lucrative venture cum investment, I came across your contact as a reliable
partner for this venture.

I am Mr. Kennedy Mayo. one of the senior Accountants of AMALGAMATED BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA). To highlight you on this proposal, there is an account
opened in this bank since 1980 till 1990 after which, nobody has operated on
this account again till date.

After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do
not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account is Mr. Ben Andreas, a foreigner, and a miner at
Kruger gold co., a geologist by profession who died since 1990. No other
person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account has
no other beneficiary and my investigation further proved to me that his
company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved as
he made it his personal account.

The money outstanding before his death was (USD 26 Million) Twenty Six
Million United States Dollars.

I am now contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved
to a national with a local bank account here, But can only be approved to
any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former owner,
a foreigner. I implore you to act as foreigner and beneficiary to the fund
as I will then intimate you on the processes abound as well as procure all
the necessary documents required to lay claim to the money, If you are
capable and willing to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust
according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit I shall
highly appreciate.

I need trusted person in this business because I do not want to make
mistakes; I need your strong assurance and trust, With my position now in
the office I can effect transfer of this money to any foreigner's reliable
account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact
pending my arrival in your country for disbursement. On the alternative, you
can come down here to South Africa for us to meet one to one, to enable us
sign a binding agreement.

As soon as you receive this money into a foreign account or any account of
your choice where the fund will be safe. I will proceed to your country for
onward percentage distributions and investment.
I need your full co-operation to make this work because the management is
ready to approve this payment to any foreigner, who has correct information
of this account, which I will give to you immediately you show's your
interested. I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals
and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance
forms of the ministries and foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, for your assistance, 25% of the total
amount will be accrue for you, 70% for me, while 5% will be for expenses
both parties might have incurred during the process of the transfer.

I implore you to maintain the absolute confidentiality of this transaction.

Your earliest response is urgently awaited.

Mr. Kennedy Mayo.

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