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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:
  • "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)
  • "into your nominated 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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
  • "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • francis.nkome@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: francis nkome <francisnkome68@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:17:38 -0700
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR.FRANCIS NKOME !!!!!



FROM: MR.FRANCIS NKOME.South Africa Civil Aviation AuthorityPrivate Bag X 73,Halfway House 1685.
Rep.Of South Africa.
ATT:SIR/ MADAM,
PROPOSAL FOR TRANSFER OF EIGHTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS (US$18.5M) INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT:I am MR.FRANCIS NKOME ,the financial controller of South Africa Civil Aviation Authority, and Secretary to the Contract Award Committee of my department. I have concluded arrangements with a bank director, to transfer out of this Country this US$18.5 Million Dollar for investment purposes. This Fund is from an over inflated invoice, arising from a contract awarded to one of our Aviation Authority contractors.The contract has already been executed and the original contractor has been fully paid. So I have decided to transfer out of this Country US$18.5M, which is the balance of the contract fund. Because of my position in the office and for the fact that I am a South Africa, it will not be possible for me to transfer such huge amount of money on my name, because, there will be a lot of question from the authority on the origin of this fund. Consequent to this reason, I require the assistance of a Foreigner, who will present himself as the contractor and beneficiary of this amount: US$18,500,000.00 {Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars}, which will be transferred into your nominated overseas account.

I have deposited this Money with a reliable Security Company as a family valuable what eighteen million five hundred thousand dollar for safekeeping. Moreover, this money is already covered with South Africa Civil Aviation Authority contract and completion numbers, which of course makes it easier for us to affect this transfer on your name without any questions being asked. So, this is why I need a foreigner, who will stand and act as one of our Civil Aviation Contractor to claim this fund.
As the Financial Controller, I will assist you to procure the contract completion certificate that will back up your claim as our contractor. I will also monitor the immediate remittance of the above amount. You would however, be required to furnish me with these necessary informations to enable me install your information into our computer data base system as one of our contractors.1.Your direct phone and fax numbers for easy communication.2. Photocopies of your Identification, i.e. your Drivers license, your international passport or your national ID.The information will enable me procure the contract certificate for the claim of this fund. This process will last for ten working days only. For your kind assistance I have decided to offer you 25% of the total amount, for providing to me your banking details where you would like this fund to be transferred and for your kind assistance, 5% has been map out for any expenses that we might incur during the process of this transfer. While the remaining 70% will be for my investment purposes,which I would seek your guidance to introduce to me a profitable business in your Country, because I have never been into any commercial business all my live. The banker has assured me that this transaction would be 100% risk free.Please respond to me through this email ID: francis.nkome@gmail.com
and call me on my direct line 27-83-485-0164 for prompt action on this project. I know you will be kind enough to assist.Thanking you in anticipation of your most urgent and positive response.MR.FRANCIS NKOME.
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