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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +27741026929 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866915710 (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.
  • alexanderradebe@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: alexanderradebe@aim.com
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:26:36 +0200
Subject: Kindly Read and Respond (Business Offer)

From: Alexander Radebe.
Telephone: +27-74-102-6929.
Facsimile: +27-86-691-5710.
Private Email: alexanderradebe@yahoo.co.uk


Private/Confidential
-------------------------------
Dear Friend,

Request for Confidential Business Relationship

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction. I am a high placed
official working with Department of Finance & Economic Affairs,in Cape Town
South Africa. I and two other colleagues are currently in need of a silent
foreign partner whose identity we can use to transfer the sum of Sixteen Million
Seven Hundred Thousand United States dollars. This fund accrued legitimately to us as
commission from foreign contracts, through our private connections.

The fund is presently waiting to be remitted from ABSA bank here in South Africa
to any overseas beneficiary confirmed by us as associate/receiver.By virtue of
our positions as civil servants in my country, we cannot acquire this money in
our names. Because as high placed civil servants,we are not allowed by the
civil service code of conduct to own or operate bank accounts outside of our
shores. On the other hand, it is not safe for us to keep the money here due to
unstable political environment.

I have been mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues, to look for an
overseas silent partner who could work with us to facilitate transfer of this
fund for our mutual benefit, hence the reason for this email. What I am
requesting from you is: (1) to be our silent partner and receive the funds as
the sole benefactor to the contract amount which we shall secure all legal
documentation to authenticate our claim. (2) Provide a private telephone and fax
number for easy communication under your control.(3)Receive the funds as the
beneficiary; take out your commission and keep the rest of the money until I
arrive there to meet you after the transfer is completed.

My proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as follows:
(1) 15% to you as commission for your co-operation and assistance in
facilitating the transfer, while the remaining 85% for me and my other two
colleagues. You will be free to take out your commission immediately after the
money hits your country. Since our objective is to invest the money in a foreign
country, it would be appreciated if you could also help us with advices and
direction on investing into profitable ventures in your country.

However, this is optional, and if it is not convenient for you to further assist
us with investing the money, we can end our cooperation after you make available
to me our part of the money. The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate
and the money will be transferred successful with all necessary back-up official
documents showing legitimate source/origin of fund. The transfer will be
effected within a period not longer than two weeks as soon as we reach an
agreement and you furnish me with a suitable response indicating your interest
for processing the transfer. I plead with you on one issue, whether you are
interested or not, kindly do not expose this information to any one else.

I confirm that the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either to us
or yourself. Please, give me your response immediately by return mail through my
alternative email address: alexanderradebe@yahoo.co.uk

Yours Faithfully,
Alexander Radebe.
Telephone: +27-74-102-6929.
Facsimile: +27-86-691-5710.
Private Email: alexanderradebe@yahoo.co.uk

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