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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • markjons_01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "markjons markjons" <markjons_03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: markjons_01@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:56:52 +0100
Subject: South Africa Bank.

From:Dr.Mark JOHNSON..
7th Floor, Kamkholo Bld
Cnr. Brown and Voortrekker Str.
Nelspruit 1200.Johannesburg
South Africa.

(THIRTY SIX MILLION USD)
(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 36,000,000.USD)
(BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY/YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED)

My name is Dr.Mark JOHNSON, and I work in the International operation
department in a Bank here in South Africa. On a routine inspection I
discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a BAL.Of 36,000,000 (Thirty
Six Million USD) on further discreet investigation, I also discovered that
the account holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary
to the account.

The bank will approve this money to any foreigner because the former
operator of the a/c is a foreigner and I am certainly sure that he is dead,
and nobody will come again for the claim of this money A foreigner can only
claim this money with legal claims to the account Holder; therefore I need
your cooperation in this transaction.

I will provide the necessary information needed in order to claim this
money, But you will need to open an account where this can be transferred.
If interested send your private Telephone No. And Fax number including full
details of the account to be used for the Deposit I wish for utmost
confidentiality in handling this transaction as my job and the future of my
family would be jeopardized if it were breached.

The informations will be as follows.......
Bank Name.........
Bank Address........
A/C Name.............
A/C Number..............
Swift Code No..............
Routing Number................

I want to assure you that the transaction is without risk if due process is
followed accordingly. Finally I will give you 25% for your corporation. I
look forward to a favorable response from you through my private email
address markjons_01@yahoo.com, Thank's for your maxinium co-operation and
remain
blessed.

Best Regards,
Dr.Mark JOHNSON.

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