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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27834349939 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • arkm_saad02@hotmail.com
  • arkm_familyinvestment@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: arkm_saad02@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:55:57 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED. Mr SAAD familyinvestment

From: Mr.ARKM SAAD
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
E Mail:arkm_saad02@hotmail.com
PHONE: +27-83-434-99-39

Please send your response to this email address (arkm_familyinvestment@yahoo.co.uk }

URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

Dear :SIR/MADAM.

I got your contact through the South African Trade and Business Information Services by a very reliable
friend of mine who introduced your bility, personality and business address to me.


I am Mr. ARKM SAAD the oldest son of Johnny SAAD Koromah, the former military head of state of the epublic of
Sierra Leone. My father was involved in the plot to overthrow the then president Tejan Ahmed abba. He amongst
others were found guilty by the then special military tribunal.
The government seized all my fathers properties and assets.


When the West African Peace Keeping Forces (ECOMOG) arrived we escaped to
South Africa where we sought and were granted asylum. My purpose of contacting you is to solicit
your assistance to transfer some funds. Recently. While I was going through my fathers documents (files)
I discovered that there are some amount of money which was generated from the sales of
my countrys treasure i.e diamonds, amounting to a total of US$20.5 M
( Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
which he secretly deposited with a private Security Company here in South Africa in coded cash.


My family has mandated me to secretly contact a foreign partner that is reliable and trustworthy so that we
can pay in this money into his account outside South Africa. Our resolve to use a foreigner is due to
my fathers name which may attract attention and result in seizure of this money. Moreover the recent
civilian government of Tejan Kabba has frozen all overseas account owned by the coup leaders which of
course includes my father.


I have in my possession all the documents with which the money will be easily transferred to your account
overseas. My lawyer has promised to assist me move this money as soon as we can have the necessary contact
that is reliable and trustworthy. Since I got your contact through the information Service here,
I believe that you will meet our standard and that you will not take undue advantage of my situation and that
of my family.

It may be necessary for you to furnish me with your Bank details (either private or companys account)
where this money will be deposited or come to South Africa to open a remittance account(non-resident account)
in your name or that of your company where we can pay in this money before it can be transferred to your
account overseas on the conclusion of this transaction. Immediately this money is confirmed to be in your
account, my mother and I will come over to your country to invest it.


We urgently need your sincere co-operation. Be assured that the transfer of this money into your account
will be in a matter of days by assurance of my lawyer. I assure that nobody knows about this transaction
except my mother, the lawyer and myself.

In appreciation of your effort and assistance, I have worked out the sharing ratio for this transaction as
follows:

75% for my investment under your close supervision.

20% fro your efforts and

5% for all incidental expenses.

We are looking up to your assistance and I know you will not fail us. As soon as you get this message,
send me a reply or contact me with the phone number written under for further clarifications on this
transaction.

Yours faithfully,

May almighty Allah bless you.

Mr. ARKM SAAD

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