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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 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.
  • +27731070777 (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.
  • john_zuma_55@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john hakim" <john_zuma_111@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:15:32 +0200
Subject: From John Zuma (Absa)

From: Mr.John Zuma
PrivateTelephone: + 27 73 107 0777.

Fax No : +27 11 219 7077.
Johannesburg, South Africa.



(Please treats as most urgent and private!)



Attn: C.E.O

Sir,



Good day! My name is Mr.John Zuma, the chief auditor of amalgamated bank of
south Africa (absa), there is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and
since 1990 nobody has operated on this account again. 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.



The owner of this account is Mr. Clive .A. Slovo, a foreigner and a miner at
Kruger gold company .a geologist by profession died in 1990. No one knows
about his account or anything concerning it in the account has no other
beneficiary and the investigation proves to me as well that his company does
not know anything about this account and the amount in the account at the
moment is (us$11.1) million dollars (eleven million one hundred thousand
united states dollars).



As the money is in United States dollars I need a foreign partner/account to
transfer the money overseas thus I am contacting you. Please kindly indicate
and if so contact me on the above phones number or mail me urgently to
enable me inform you on next step to take.



I need your full co-operation to make this transaction work because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information on this account, which I will give to you if you indicate your
interest.I hope you can be able to handle such amount in strict confidence
because this opportunity will never come again in my life.



I need truthful person in this business relationship because I don’t want to
make any mistake. I need your strong assurance and confidentiality.



With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any reliable
foreign account with assurance that this money will be intact pending my
physical arrival in your country for sharing. All documents regarding this
transaction will be destroyed once I receive confirmation of the money in
your account thus leaving no trace to anything.



I will apply for an annual leave to get visa immediately on confirmation to
receive this fund into your designated account with appropriate clearance
forms from the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the
conclusion of this transaction you will be given 40% of the total amount,
55% will be for me while 5% will be set aside for unexpected expenses that
we might incure during the course of this transaction.



Kindly call me on my phone number before sending an e-mail message for
security Reasons.
I am expecting your reply urgently.



Best regards,
Mr.John Zuma. john_zuma_55@hotmail.com

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