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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • +27736567798 (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.
  • jamesmokeana@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: james mokeana <jamesmokeana@web.de>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:35:41 +0200
Subject: TREAT URGENT AS PROPOSED!!!!


FROM:Mr.James Mokeana
CHIEF AUDITOR OF ABSA BANK:
THE AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA)
77 Commissioner Avenue Sandton Johannesburg
South Africa.
PRIVATE PHONE:+27-73-656-7798
DATE:16 April 2008
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INVESTMENT PROJECTS:Dear Ceo/Manager, In order to transfer out (US$30 Mil=
lion) Thirty Million United States Dollars from ABSA .I have picked-up the=
trust and courage to write you this letter with divine confidence that yo=
u are a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important =
business transaction believing also that you will never let me down either=
now or in the future. My name is Mr.James Mokeana,a senior Auditing Offic=
er with the ABSA Bank in South Africa.There is an account was opened in th=
is bank in 1997 and since 2006 nobody has operated on this account again. =
After going through some old files in the records, I found that the accoun=
t holder/benefaciary was dead and if I do not remit this money out urgentl=
y it would be forfeited for nothing into the government treasury.The owner=
of this account (Mr. Arthur Gene Billings) died since Oct 31st 1999. No o=
ther person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the accou=
nt has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that=
this company does not know anything about this account and the amount inv=
olved is (US$30 million)Thirty million united states dollars. I want to tr=
ansfer this sum of Thirty million United States Dollars into a safe foreig=
n account abroad.I am contacting you based on the fact that you are a fore=
igner because this money can only be approved for payment to a foreigner, =
more so it can not be approved by any local bank here, as this money is in=
US Dollars hence the former owner of this account is a foreigner too.
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I know that this proposal will come to you as a surprise as we don't know =
ourselves before, however I got your contact from a journal that works in =
South African Chamber of Commerce and Indurties under trade division when =
I was making an indepth surfing for a reliable partner through Yahoo/Googl=
e website Pages in the Network.Then after meditating over and over in pray=
er it touched my spirit being to solicit for your urgent assistance and su=
pport for the proper actualization of this transfer transaction.It's on th=
is juncture that I decided to solicit for your mutual assistance to aid me=
in remmitting this fund into your oversea's account for my onward investm=
ent in your guidance.=20
Although we will still have to meet possibly, sign some agreement before t=
he final transfer of the fund into any of your chosen designated bank acco=
unt.=20
I have involved a very senior official in the operational department and w=
e have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your account, you =
shall be entitled to 20% of the total sum, we the officials will take 75% =
while 5% is for expenses.
All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a risk free situation =
on the side of both parties.=20
Please note that this deal can only take place on the following conditions=
:- [1].You will provide the bank account and other relevant particulars/in=
formation for easy and onward Remittance of this money.
[2].Absolute confidentiality and sincerity will be required and guaranteed=
, considering our (me and my partners) positions in the bank.
[3].Assurance that our own due share will be released to us in good faith =
when this money finally gets into your account.
(4)Assurance/Proof that you aid me establishing my own share in good lucra=
tive business investments in your country or beyond.
All things being equal, this transaction will be concluded within 10 work=
ing days as soon as we hear from you. Note:Please treat with utmost confid=
entiality and ensure Contact me as quickly as possible through my e-mail b=
ox:(jamesmokeana@yahoo.com [mailto:jamesmokeana@yahoo.com]) or telephone n=
umber:+27-73-656-7798.
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Expecting your urgent response, Best Regards, Yours faithfully, Mr.James M=
okeana (Chief Auditor)



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