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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)
  • "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
• 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.
  • +27782695427 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866038487 (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.
  • mark_finance6@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CITIZENS FINANCE <samson_finance5@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:51:45 +0200
Subject: RECOVERED FUND/CONTACT MR. JOHN MARK URGENTLY.


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Director (Payment Approval)
Office of the Treasure - Department Of Finance
Pretoria Head Quarters, Republic of South Africa

The Treasury Department of the Ministry of Finance here in the Republic of South Africa, has investigated your fund which has been on transfer process for some period of time.

During the second quarter of the general Financial Auditing in the Reserve Bank, the office of the auditing and fund recovery unit, has recovered your fund at the tune of US$2,000,000.00, which was to be paid to you through bank to bank transfer to your bank account. It has been understood by our investigation team, that this fund was acquired by you as a result of the initial inheritance of fund, which your partner partner was supposed to remit the fund into your bank account here in South Africa some past years, and you have not received the money due to the fact that the South African Revenue Service Department demanded for their Inland Revenue Tax. The South African Government has removed this Inland Revenue Tax from your fund, and you do not have to make such payment during your payment any longer. After the auditing, the SARB decides that all the recovered and returned fund should be paid to their various owners within 21 days starting from the 2nd of June 2008. This de
cision was taking by the Board of the auditors in the Department of Finance (Office of the Treasury), and at present the fund is in the escrow account of the South African Reserve Bank.
The Ministry of Finance has signed the released of your fund, and it has also decided that your fund should be transferred to you without any further delay.

For your full identification and completion of your payment, you are hereby advised to send to our agent (Citizens Finance Corporation, South Africa), your full information as stated below: PERSONAL INFORMATIONS: FULL NAMES:..........................................ADDRESS:................................................AGE OR DATE OF BIRTH:.........................OCCUPATION:..........................................COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:..............................COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:..........................PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:.................... Note that the Department of Finance has ordered and assigned our accredated agent (Citizens Finance Corporation) to carry out this payment to you, therefore you should urgently contact them on the following details;

CONTACT PERSON: MR. JOHN MARK
COMPANY: CITIZENS FINANCE CORPORATION
POSITION: PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
PHONE: +27 78 269 5427/+27 78 093 4400
FAX: +27 86 603 8487EMAIL ADD: mark_finance6@hotmail.com [http://us.mc576.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mark_finance6@hotmail.com] PAYOUT AMOUNT: US$2,000,000.00
IN WORDS: TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY

Please contact the above person on phone urgently +27 78 269 5427/+27 78 093 4400 and request them to give you more information on the means which you will receive your fund. As soon as the our agent (Citizens Finance Corporation) has confirmed to us that you have contacted them, the Department of Finance will proceed to hand over your fund to (Citizens Finance Corporation) and request them to commence your payment with immediate effect.
Waiting for your further proceedings.

Regards,

Mr. David Radebe
Department of Treasury
Ministry of Finance
Republic of South AfricaPhone..+27 79 792 3168.





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