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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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • fransank09@hotmail.com
  • frsankoh1000@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "franco sankoh" <frsankoh09@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 11:49:26 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE


LT-COL-FRANCIS SANKOH
#03 DRYSDALE ESTATE
ROODERPOORE,RUSTENBURG
JOHANNESBURG,R,S,A
TEL:27-829585170
ALTERNATIVE:E.MAILS:fransank09@hotmail.com/
frsankoh1000@hotmail.com

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

I KNOW YOU WILL BE SURPRISE TO READ FROM ME,MORESO WHEN IT CAME FROM A
STRANGER.BUT PLEASE CONSIDER THIS LETTER AS A REQUEST FROM SOMEBODY IN DARE
OF ASSISTANCE.

FIRSTLY,I MUST INTRODUCE MYSELF,IM LT. COL.FRANCIS SANKOH THE FORMER
PERSONAL SECURITY TO THE LATE PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA OF THE DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF CONGO ("DRC) FORMERLY ZAIRE. IM PRESENTLY IN THE REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA AS AN ASYLUM SEEKER.I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM A BUSINESS
DIRECTORY/ATTACHED TO THE WORLD-WEB IN JOHANNESBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY AND AFTER GOING THROUGH YOUR PROFILE I DECIDED TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$19MILLION (NINTEEN MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS) INTO YOUR COMPANY/PERSONAL ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES OUT SIDE
AFRICA.

BEFORE HIS DEATH, LATE PRESIDENT KABILA WAS AWARE THAT REBELS WILL NOT LEAVE
ANY STONE UNTURNED IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO REMOVE HIM FROM GOVERNMENT HENCE HE
STARTED LOOTING THE COUNTRY'S TREASURE,HE DIRECTED ME TO OVERSEE THE
MOVEMENT OF A CERTAIN BOX MARKED,"DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS" INTO ZIMBABWE BUT I
DECIDED TO DIVERT THE BOX INTO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA WHERE I FUND OUT
THAT THE BOX WAS ACTUALLY CONTAINING THE SUM OF US$19MILLION (NINTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS).I THEREFORE DEPOSITED THE BOX CONTAINING THE
FUND INTO A SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN JOHANNESBURG.I HAVE BEEN IN
HIDING SINCE THEN,BUT NOW WE HAVE GOT ASYLUM DOCUMENT THROUGH OUR FAMILY
ATTORNEY THEREFORE I DECIDED TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF AFRICA FOR
INVESTMENT.

FROM THE ABOVE, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY CHILDREN
DEPENDS ON THE FUND AS SUCH,I WILL BE GREATFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME.I AM NOW
LIVING IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AS A POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKER WITH MY
FAMILY AND THE FINANCIAL RULES AND REGULATION OF SOUTH AFRICA DO NOT PERMIT
ME FINANCIAL RIGHT TO SUCH HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.

IN VIEW OF THIS,I CANNOT INVEST THIS FUND IN SOUTH AFRICA.HENCE I AM
PREPARED TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSITANCE,WHILE 10%
WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR UNFORESEEN EXPENSES AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY
FAMILY'S INVESTMENT IN YOUR ABLE ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CALL ME ON THE ABOVE
TELEPHONE AND E-MAIL ADDRESS TO SIGNIFY YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TRANSACTION.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.

LT.COL.FRANCIS.SANKOH

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