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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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• 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.
  • +27736769655 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Tim Gardfield" <t.gardfield24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rev_revjustine@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:48:14 +0000
Subject: BEQUEST NOTICE/INFORMATION-ESTATE OF LATE ENGR. FRANK JEFFERSON.

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No. 67 Jeppe Street, Johannesburg 2134. South Africa

 

 

Our Ref: STJ/JHB/01/2345/07

 

Date: 10th. March, 2007

 

Dearest Beloved;

 

BEQUEST NOTICE/INFORMATION-ESTATE OF LATE ENGR. FRANK JEFFERSON.

 

As a trustees of the estate of Late Engr.Frank  Jefferson, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you through the Post Office was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you via your e-mail address.

 

I wish to notify you that late Engr .Frank  Jefferson  made you a beneficiary to his will and last testament. A sum of Seven Hundred and fifty thousand Dollars(US$750,000) was bequested to you according to item 4 of the last codicil of his will testament. Being a widely traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad.

 

Engr. Frank  Jefferson until his death was a former managing director and pioneer staff of a giant pipe- line company. 
   
He was a very dedicated Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr. Frank  Jefferson died on the 9th day of February 2004 at the age of 82 years, and his Will is now ready for execution. According to him, this money is to support your Christian activities and to help the poor and the needy close to you.

Please If I reach you as I am hopeful; endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable the immediate execution of your portion of the bequest to enable earlier disbursement by the Paying Bank. You should forward along your telephone and fax numbers, including a proof to confirm your identity as the beneficiary in question and your current mailing address. Send a machine copy or identity proof by attachment via E-mail . On demand I would send you the Obituary notice of Late Engr.Frank Jefferson for your perusal and maybe you would recognize him. I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

 

Yours in His service,

 

Rev. Justine Agberigba

Tel: +27736769655

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