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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27733590743 (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.
  • martinluther22@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: NB NEDBANK OF SOUTH AFRICA <martinluther433@web.de>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:53:07 +0200
Subject: Private and Confidential




*FROM: MR. MARTIN LUTHER*.<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-mic=
rosoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

Email; *martinluther22@gmail.com*<o:p></o:p>

*(NB) NEDBANK OF SOUTH AFRICA*<o:p></o:p>

*CONTACT PHONE: +27 733 590 7435 *<o:p></o:p>

* *Private and Confidential<o:p></o:p>

* *<o:p></o:p>

Attn: DIRECTOR/CEO<o:p></o:p>

*
Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a =
hoax mail or scam and I urge you to treat it serious. This letter must com=
e to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people mee=
t and become great friends and business partners. My name is Mr. Martin Lu=
ther*.* , The present chief audit or of NEDBANK OF SOUTH AFRICA. I write y=
ou this proposal in good faith, believing that I can trust you with the in=
forma tion I am about to reveal to you. Like I said, I have a transaction =
that will benefit both of us, as your assistance is required as a foreigne=
r.=20

As the manager of our bank, last December I discovered an account with tot=
al sum of US$16,000,000 (Sixteen Million United States Dollars) that has n=
ot been operated on for the past 4 years. From my investigation, I found o=
ut that this account belongs to one Late Mr. Capt Morris Thompson an Ameri=
can great industrialist and a resident of Alaska , who unfortunately lost =
his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on=
January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter. You shall read mor=
e news about the crash on visiting this site which I got during my investi=
gation;=20

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlin [http://www.cnn.com/2%20000=
/US/02/01/alaska.airlin] es.list/

The account is escrow call account, a secret type of account in my bank an=
d no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the=
account has no other beneficiary. I have kept a close monitoring of the a=
ccount since then and nobody has come forward to ask about the money as ne=
xt of kin to the late Mr. Capt Morris Thompson, meaning that no one is awa=
re of the account. I cannot directly take out this money without the help =
of a foreigner and that is why I am contacting you for an assistance to cl=
aim the funds and share it with me. As the Manager of my bank, I have the =
power to influ ence the release of the funds to any foreigner that comes u=
p as the next of kin to the account, with the correct information conc ern=
ing the account, which I shall give you.=20

I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the next of kin to the ac=
count, so that my bank head quarters will release the funds to yours. Ther=
e is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be executed under =
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. If =
you accept to work with me, I want you to state how you wish us to share t=
he funds in percentage or investment, so that both parties will be satisfi=
ed. Contact me as soon as you receive this message if you feel we can work=
together, so we can go over the details.=20

Thanking you in advance and May God Bless you. Please, treat with utmost c=
onfidentiality. I wait your urgent response. You can as well contact me th=
rough my direct Mobile or Fax number above for more details.* <o:p></o:p>

* Regards,*<o:p></o:p>

* Mr*.* Martin Luther*.=20


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