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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:
  • "is highly confidential" (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 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.
  • s_moloto@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sello." <mmselloo@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mmsello@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:02:16 +0200
Subject: I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION

Attn: Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Sello Moloto Auditing and Accounting manager of Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (ABSA) , I wish to solicit for your kind interest and assistance in a deal which involves transfer of $4.5 million dollars from my bank to your personal account or company's account in any part of the world.

This fund belongs to our diseased customer Mr. William Barnes who died on a plain crash with his family aboard EgyptAir flight 990 which crashed on 31st October 1999.You can find more information regarding the crash on this web site.

http://www.zenpageweavers.com/malikahti/journal/flight.htm

I and my partner discovered this fund during our end of the year audit and found out that no one has ever Operated or asked for this fund or even have any trace of the diseased customer.Honestly according to the banking rules if no one ask for this fund in the next six months the fund will be confiscated by the financial authorities.

As an opportunity of my life I and my partner have decided to transfer this amount to any foreigner who is willing to handle this deal with us immediately without any delay, all the necessary arrangement has been made for the successful conclusion of this transaction. Please note that this transaction is highly confidential as you know we are still in the services of the bank till this fund is successfully credit in your account.

We has planned to resign as soon as this deal is through and come over to meet you for proper investment in your country. I will discuss with you what will be your reward once I receive your response

I anticipate your kind response to enable me proceed in concluding this deal with you. You can contact me on my private and confidential email address via s_moloto@yahoo.co.uk
Regards,
Sello.

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