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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:
  • "transferred into your bank account" (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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +27835222943 (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.
  • bondline_f_c@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Rick Lasly" <desmond_murray01@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:51:11 +0200
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION (CALL MR. RICK LASLY URGENTLY).

FROM: MR. DESMOND MURRAY 

INVESTIGATION DIRECTOR,                                                       

FINANCIAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS                                   F .  B  . O . I

LOWER GROUND FLOOR
SALU BUILDING
C/O ANDRIES AND SCHOEMAN STREET

P O BOX 6000
PRETORIA
0001

 

 

The South African Financial Bureau of Investigations (FBI) wish to inform you, that it has done the full Investigation of your fund.

 

After our investigation, the South African Ministry of Finance and the Financial Bureau of Investigations has finally agreed and approved the sum of US$5,000,000.00(FIVE MILLION U.S DOLLARS) to be transferred into your bank account out of the total sum.

 

Note that the South African Government has formally seized and stopped the initial transfer, due to the volume of the fund, and also because of the Money Laundering and Fraud activities that is going on around the world.

 

To this regards, you should be aware that this above fund is ready to be transferred into your bank account at this time.

 

Your cheque of the sum of US$ 5,000,000.00 (FIVE MILLION U.S DOLLARS), which is currently on your favor, has been handed over to BONDLINE FINANCE CORPORATION, a finance company here in South Africa, and the South African Financial Bureau of Investigations, has giving them an order, to transfer this fund into your bank account within the next 10 days starting from today.

 

On this regards, you are adviced to contact BONDLINE FINANCE CORPORATION as urgent as possible and forward them with the following informations:

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

 

FULL NAMES:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF ANY)

 

BANK DETAILS:

BANK NAME:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
BENEFICIARY NAME:
BRANCH CODE:
SWIFT CODE
BANK ADDRESS:
BANK TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:

 

Please contact BONDLINE FINANCE CORPORATION through the following details;

 

CONTACT PERSON: RICK LASLY

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: +27 83 522 2943

FAX: +27 86 666 6000

EMAIL ADDRESS:  bondline_f_c@financier.com

 

 

You can call Mr. Rick Lasly on phone and inform him about this mail, and also ask him to confirm to you about your Cheque of US$5,000,000.00 (FIVE MILLION U.S DOLLARS)which is in his custody, so that he will tell you how you will receive your fund in your bank account.

 

We appologize for the long delay and also thanking you for waiting and your understanding.

 

Best regards,

 

 

 

MR. DESMOND MURRAY

INVESTIGATION DIRECTOR,

FINANCIAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS

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