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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • udumaajeff@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mr jeff" <mr33jeff@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:16:28 +0200
Subject: call me

LOUSIS BOTHA CRESCENT
BRAAMFONTEIN JHB 2001
SOUTH Africa
tell 0027 78 33 706 15
reply to this email:udumaajeff@hotmail.com
ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO

RE: BUSINESS INFORMATION (VERY URGENT)

In order to execute and transfer out (US$49MILLION) FORTY Nine Million
United states Dollars from Absa Bank, I have picked up trust and courage to
look for a reliable and honest person like you who will be capable for this
important business transaction. I believed that you would
never let me down either now or in the future since you have a reliable
company.

My name is JEFF P.UDUMA Auditing Officer of Absa Bank. There is an account
that was opened at this Bank in 1993.Since then till now, nobody has
activated this account.

The owner of this account, Mr. Fernando Carlos, of (Guatemala) a foreign
national was a geologist by
profession at Krugar Gold fields (K.G.F.). This said Mr. Fernando Carlos
died in 2001 without next of kin. At moment no body has come forward with
claims. Due to the fact that the next of kin did not provide the death
certificate, therefore the account has no other beneficiary
and my investigation proved well that his company does not know anything
about this account.

The amount involved is (US$ 49 Million) Forty Nine Million United States
Dollars. I will wish to first
transfer (10.9Million) Ten Million Nine Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars from this money into a
safe foreign account.

I am contacting you based on the fact the bank can approve this money for
transfer only into a foreign account not local bank account. This is because
the former owner of this account was a foreign national.

I know that this proposal will come to you as a surprise as we don?t know
ourselves before now.
However I based my move on trust and God?s directive that we shall meet
possibly to sign some agreement before the final transfer of the fund into
any of your chosen
designated bank account. Please treat it with utmost confidentiality.

Contact me as possible after office hours between 16:00pm till late hours
through the above phone number and please fax your personal contact details
such as:
1. Personal phone number.
2. Personal fax number.


Expecting your urgent response.i quarantee that this
trasaaction will be properly and legally handled to protect
you from any breach of law reply to this email:udumaajeff@hotmail.com

Best Regards,


JEFF P.UDUMA.

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