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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • +27784321480 (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.
  • jakinsm@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kinsman james <jakinsm27@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:17:41 +0200
Subject: Confidential



DR JAMES KINSMAN TEL:+27-784-321-480 07 / 01 / 2008 COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON, I AM DR. JAMES KINSMAN;I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. IT IS WITH TRUST AND SINCERITY THAT I APPROACH YOU FOR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER SOME FUND INTO YOUR FOREIGN ACCOUNT. I AM A SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE ANGLO GOLD,MY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDES AWARDING AND SIGNING OF CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASES OF DRILLING MACHINES,TECHNICAL TOOLS AND RAW MATERIALS TO THE ANGLO GOLD BY COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. THROUGH OVER INVOICED AND BULK PURCHASES THAT WAS MADE ON BEHALF OF THE ANGLO GOLD,MY DEPUTY AND I HAVE AN EXCESS SUM OF US$24,000,000.00 (TWENTY FOUR MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY), WHICH WE NOW WANT TO TRANSFER TO ANY TRUSTWORTHY ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. THIS FUND REPRESENTS AN "OVERVALUE" OF CONTRACTS THAT WAS AWARDED TO A FOREIGN FIRM IN 2006. THE COMPANY THAT EXECUTED THE CONTRACT HAS SINCE COLLECTED THEIR CONTRACT PAYMENT LEAVING BEHIND THE OVER-INVOICED SURPLUS OF US$24,000,000.00,WHICH WAS OUR ARRANGEMENT. APPROVAL FOR THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK(APEX BANK) WHICH MAINTAINS THE ANGLO GOLD TRUST ACCOUNT,THAT MAKES THE TRANSACTION URGENT AND AN ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK TO HAVE THIS FUND TRANSFER ABROAD WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME. SO IF YOU GIVE YOUR CONSENT, THIS FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR OVERSEAS ACCOUNT WITHIN FOURTEEN WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF APPLICATION.STRICTLY REPLY ON THE TELEPHONE NUMBER ABOVE OR THIS EMAIL ADDRESS : jakinsm@yahoo.com I THEREFORE KINDLY REQUEST THAT YOU GRANT ME THE CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU OR YOUR FIRM AS THE FOREIGN BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND, FOR THIS FUND TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, EVEN IF IT IS A NEWLY OPENED ACCOUNT WITHOUT MONEY IN IT,THIS FUND COULD STILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO IT FOR SAFE KEEPING AFTERWARD WE WILL PAY A VISIT TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING OF THE FUND,AND OUR ONWARD INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. MY DEPUTY AND I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL FUND FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND 5% HAVE BEEN MAPPED ASIDE FOR CONTIGENT EXPENSES TO BE INCURRED DURING THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION. DUE TO THE URGENT NATURE OF THIS TRANSACTION YOU ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE ME A CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THE ABOVE TELEPHONE NUMBER.OR REPLY ON: jakinsm@yahoo.com BEST REGARDS, DR JAMES KINSMAN
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