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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • frankndlovu32@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank ndlovu <frankndlovu0a44@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frankndlovu32@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:38:07 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR BUSINESS INVESTMENT



ATTN, I am Mr. FRANK NDLOVU, the Chief Account Auditor of ABSA Bank South Africa .I got your contact email address from your Country Trade Journal. You are the only person that I have contacted in this business with my believe that you will not let me down in this business. After going through some old files in the records department, I discovered an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990 no body has operated on this account again, the owner of this account is late Mr. Smith .Andrews, a foreigner and a miner at Anglo Gold Company. He is a geologist by profession and died in 1990. Till date, no one knows about this account, and the amount involved is US$10 Million (Ten Million United State Dollars). I want to first transfer US$5 Million ( Five Million United State dollars) from the fund into a foreign safe account abroad before I can transfer the balance. I am contacting you for this purpose. The fund cannot be approved to be transferred to a local account since the beneficiary is a foreigner and deceased. The fund can only be approved for oversea transfer because the fund is in US dollars and can only be transferred to a foreign account. I need your assistance to transfer the fund to your oversea account. The management is ready to approve the payment to whoever that has the correct information as the next of kin to Mr. Smith Andrews of which I provide to you. I trust that you will be able handle such amount in strict confidence and trust for our mutual benefits. This opportunity will never come again in my life. I need a trustworthy person in this business and therefore need your strong assurance, trust and reliability. With my position now in the office, I will make sure that this money is transferred into your account, which you can provide me with the assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for our sharing. You can also come here to discuss with me face to face the remittance modalities I will invest my own share of the money in your country. I am offering you 30% of the total fund, 70% will be for me and my colleagues. I will use my position and influence of my friend, the Chief Director in South African Reserve Bank to effect approvals for onward transfer of this fund to your account. We will also secure clearance form from the Ministries and Foreign Exchange Department. Looking forward to your urgent response. Best Regards FRANK NDLOVU
Please Reply To: Email Address: frankndlovu32@yahoo.co.uk


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