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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.
• 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.
  • +27839252336 (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.
  • martinsduko55@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: martinsduko55@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:40:54 +0200
Subject: private email ID: martinsduko55@yahoo.com

First National Bank, a division of
FirstRand Bank Limited.
Registered Bank. Reg. No. 1929/001225/06
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Physical Address:
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6th Floor
1 First Place First National Bank BankCity
Cnr Simmonds and Pritchard Streets
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
2001
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(TRANSFER OF US$ 75.5 MILLION DOLLARS)
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I am Dr Martins Duko, The foreign account controllers (F.A.C) my office monitors and controls
the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in South Africa. I know you will be surprised
to read my mail but please this mail I am sending to you I want you to keep it in your mind as a
secret between me and you only no other party. I have a business I want to do with you, as I was
convinced after reading your profile that you are capable to handle this big money for us to invest
in country.

Best regards,

I wait to hear from you soon.

Dr Martins Duko.
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Mobile +27-839252336 call me after office hour to avoid people in my office hearing our conversation
over phone I hope you get my point.Reply to my private email ID: martinsduko55@yahoo.com

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