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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.
• 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.
  • +27792489377 (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.
  • fnbsa@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • fnbsa@execs.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james zuma" <jameszuma22@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:45:26 +0100
Subject: RE: hi

From:James zuma

Below is the contact details of the transfering bank
here in South Africa in case you receive from them
today and you are free to contact them.

BANK NAME: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA.

BANK TELEFAX: +27-11-507-6370
CONTACT PHONE:+27-79-248-9377
DIRECTOR OF TRANSFER DEPT: MR JOHN KHUMALO
E-mail:fnbsa@post.com
E-mail:fnbsa@execs.com


Looking forward to hear from you soonext.
Thanks,
James zuma

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