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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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 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.
  • +27736666958 (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.
  • jacobmakani@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • nyati1960@unionplus.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jacobmakani@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:10:57 +0200
Subject: I seek your permission

Mr.Jacob Makani
jacobmakani@netscape.net
Tel:+27 73 66 66 958.

Compliments!!!


I am Mr.Jacob Makani,My Telephone Number is +27 73 66 66 958 and I am contacting you on business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
I earnestly seek your assistance to enable me transfer the sum of US $15,500,000. into your overseas account.

MY PROPOSITION:

Some years ago, a Foreigner and an Oil Merchant with the Republic of South-Africa, passed away a couple of years ago. Until his untimely death, he was a known and major customer of a Bank here in Johannesburg and has a closing balance worth Fifteen Million and Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). Due process was adhered to get in touch with any of the family members or relatives but all efforts proved abortive.

In accordance with the Banking Guidelines enacted in the Banks/Financial institutions Act of 1976, Banking guidelines stipulates that in the event of death of any of its Foreign customers, notice should be filed at the foreign Home office/Embassy of the Foreigner inviting the Beneficiary to the deceased Foreigner. The Management of the Bank has been expecting his Beneficiary to come over and claim this money because the funds cannot be released unless somebody applies for it as Beneficiary or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws but unfortunately we learnt from the embassies High Commission that all the supposed Beneficiary or relatives died in the plane-crash leaving nobody behind to claim the funds.

The request for a foreigner as Beneficiary in this business is occasioned by the fact that the Late owner was a foreigner and a South-african cannot stand to represent as Beneficiary to a dead foreigner.


It is in this regard that I now seek your permission to have you stand as Beneficiary so that the funds will be released and paid into your account as the Account holder's Beneficiary. All documents to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out.Please if you are favorably disposed towards assisting, I will appreciate if you communicate your thoughts to me via my direct email, nyati1960@unionplus.net or Telephone:+27 73 66 66 958

On the successful pursuance of the transaction, the funds will be shared thus: (1)Your share of the money will be 27% of the total bulk sum (2)I will keep 70% for myself (3)3% will be set aside to cover any incidental expenses that may be incurred vis; telephone calls, and taxes that may accrue in your country as a result of reception of funds of that magnitude into your bank account.

All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for the success of the transaction within eight working days of commencement after receiving the following information from you:

[1] Full Names
[2] Physical Address
[3] Telephone and Fax Numbers

Feel free to reach me on my e-mail address or Telephone for a perfect understanding of the transaction. Time-frame needed for the pursuance of this transaction to a positive conclusion is presumably Ten (10) days (excluding weekends).

Thanks in anticipation of your positive response.

Yours faithfully,



Mr.Jacob Makani
jacobmakani@netscape.net
Tel:+27 73 66 66 958.

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