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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • comradesza1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • henryncube@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Lekota" <john16lekota@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:56:08 +0200
Subject: Get Back To Us

ENG.JOHN LEKOTA
DIRECTOR, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORT.
EMAIL: comradesza1@hotmail.com

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

DEAR Sir/Madam,

We intend to solicit your assistance on this transaction on the assumption
that you will not disappoint us. I am Eng. John Lekota,Director of project
Implementation, South African Department of Transport.

We have Twenty One Million United States Dollars (US$21,000,000.00) which we
made over time from over inflated contracts in my Department (DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORT) We are seeking your assistance and permission to remit this
amount into your account or any other nominated account you can provide for
us. Your commission will be 20% of the total sum, 5% for
expenses and the remaining 75% is for my colleagues and myself.

Could you please notify me of your acceptance to carry out this transaction
urgently through this mail address (comradesza1@hotmail.com) on the receipt
of this message, Telephone + 27-83-953-5005. I shall in turn inform you of
the modalities for a formal application to secure the necessary approvals
for the immediate release of this fund into your account.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Engr. John Lekota

N/B: Please cc all your response to my colleague Mr Henry Ncube
(henryncube@hotmail.com)for his perusal.

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