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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 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • standardbank.johannesburg@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mangenastandardbank.johannesburg@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: STANDARD SOUTH <standardsouth106@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:23:38 +0200
Subject: US$16.5 MILLION DOLLARS CREDIT IN YOUR FAVOUR:



We are writing to inform you about the payment of the sum of US$16.5 Million United States Dollars in your favour. We have received your information for thepayment of the outstanding fund in our office STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA.May i inform you that after our research, we finally resolved that you are the rightful owner of the sum of (US$16.5) Sixteen Million, Five HundredThousand United States Dollars. This money was deposited by one of our late foreign customer with you as the beneficiary.To effect your payment, you are requested to confirm the following information:1. YOUR FULL NAME:2. CONTACT ADDRESS:3. YOUR TELEPHONE CONTACTS:4. AGE:5. OCCUPATION:6. NATIONALITY:Upon receipt of the above requested information in this mailbox standardbank.johannesburg@gmail.com, we will transfer your fund to your nominated account with immediate effect. We once again congratulate you.Sincerely,Thabo Mangenastandardbank.johannesburg@gmail.com
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