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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:
  • "for your efforts, i am prepared to offer you " (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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • +27728449818 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "paul ngube" <pngube@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:54:18 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST

FROM:MR.PAUL NGUBE
TELEPHONE:+27-72-844-9818.

CONFIDENTIAL REQUEST

Dear Sir,

I am Mr.Paul Ngube the son of Mrs. Susana Ngube of South Africa. It might
be a surprise to you where I got your contact address. I got it from the
South Africa Information Network Online from our family friend that is
working for the South Africa Chambers of Commerce. During the current crises
against the people that were working for the deposed Vice President Of South
Africa Mr.Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma on charges of Corruption and
misappropriation of funds to a Foreign Contractor by the supporters of our
President Thabo Mbeki.

My mother was the personal secretary to the deposed Vice President of South
Africa Mr. Jacob Zuma and her primary responsibility was to issue contract,
purchase arms and ammunition and to supervise with the transfer of funds
overseas for the Vice President entourage.

While during her tenure in office for Ten Years (10 Years) as the personal
secretary to the deposed Vice President of South Africa, then she was able
to amass a lot of money from her duties as the secretary to the Vice
President to the tune of US30.5 Million United States Dollars (Thirty
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. But, before she fled
the Country to Overseas, but before then she have already deposited a
consignment under my name in a Metal Box with the Security Company here in
South Africa to avoid any detection by the South Africa Government.

The South African Government is therefore prosecuting the Vice President for
this corruption and as such my mother wants me to solicit the assistance of
a foreign associates that can assist us in having this funds transferred out
of South Africa

Hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this money out of South Africa
for investment purposes. For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 25% of
the total funds, while 5% have been set aside for local and international
expenses and 70% will be kept for my family. Final modalities on the
transfer of the total funds into your nominated account overseas will be
conveyed to you once we have established trust and confidence between
ourselves. You must bear in mind that the secrecy and the confidentiality of
this transaction cannot be over-emphasized.

I am Looking forward to completing this transaction with you as time is of
the essence.

For more details, you can contact me on my direct line Tel + 27 72 844
9818.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Paul Ngube.

For the family.

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