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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "huge amount 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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +27836706603 (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.
  • beckam_leona@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "beckam leona" <beckam_leona@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:41:56 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

FROM MR. BECKAM LEONA

Tel: +27-836-706-603

Fax: +27-866-927-403

Email: beckam_leona@hotmail.com

 

Dear Sir,

 

STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL.

 

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this letter as a request from a family in dare need of assistance. Firstly I must introduce myself. I am Mr. Beckam Leona, from Angola. I am the first and the only son of the late Brigadier Joe Leona. I presently reside in South Africa.

 

I got your contact from a business directory in Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On behalf of my widowed mother Mrs. Chantel Leona, I decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$25.5Million (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) inherited from my late father into your personal/company account. Before his death he was a brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition procurement for the Angolan army. In his “WILL”, he specifically drew my attention to US$25.5M, which he deposited in a safe box in a private Security Company in Johannesburg South Africa, as a treasure box fully documented in my name (Alnes Zumma).

 

In fact my father said and I quote: “My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to US$25.5M (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). I deposited the box containing the fund in a Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa. During the war I was dedicated and committed to winning the war against the rebels until I found out that senior official and government functionaries were busy helping themselves with government funds and properties and sending them to foreign countries. Due to this when the former special advisor to the President and I were assigned by President (Jose Eduardo Santos) to purchase arms in South Africa, we saw this as a golden opportunity and diverted the money shared it and I got a total sum of US$25.5Million. In case of my absence on earth as a result of death only, you should solicit for fund investment purposes”.

 

From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family depends on this money, as such, I will be grateful if you can assist us. We are now living in South Africa as political asylum seeker and financial laws and regulations of South Africa do not permit asylum seekers financial rights to such huge amount of money. In view of this, I can not invest in South Africa, hence I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund, while 10% will be set aside for local and international expenses and 70% will be kept for my family and me.

 

Finally, modalities on the transfer will be conveyed to you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves. Please treat this matter as very urgent.

 

Best regards,

 

MR.BECKAM LEONA.

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