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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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 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.
  • johnsamoffice@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.JOHN SAM" <johnsamoffice@jmail.co.za>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:14:18 +0200
Subject: Foreign Investment Partner Needed And Confidential




FROM: MR.JOHN SAM
ALL STATE BUILDIING
689,WOODMEAD STREET,
9th FLOOR UNIT 100
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA


Foreign Investment Partner Needed.
Dear Sir/Madam,

I sincerely apologize for the surprise this message will bring to you as
it comes from a stranger. I got your contact from yahoo personality data
base and my spirit convinced me to contact you.

I am Mr.John Sam, Bank Manager of AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
(ABSA). There is an account opened in our bank in 2003 and since 2004
nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old
files in the records, I discovered that if I do not transfer this money
out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account is a foreigner, Gold and Diamond Merchant,A
Geologist by Profession, who died of Cancer in Johannesburg Hospital. No
other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the
account has no Beneficiary and the amount involved is £12.5M{Twelve
Million,Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds}.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve you as the beneficiary
to this account because you have thesame similar names and our Bank is
ready to approve this Money to any foreigner who has correct information
of this account, which I will give to you later, If you are capable and
willing to handle this business with strict Confidentiality and Honesty
because this opportunity will never come my way again in my life. I need
your strong assurance and trust. I will use my position in the office to
influence the transfer of this Money to your nominated bank account in any
part of the World for our mutual benefit.

Please be 100% rest assured that everything about this business is Legal
and Risk-free, True and Genuine.You will be entitled to 40% of the
£12.5Million for your assistance and Cooperation. On a successful transfer
of this fund into your nominated foreign bank account, I will fly down to
your country for my 60% share and other investments.

Please direct all further emails to me via my official email address: johnsamoffice@jmail.co.za [mailto:johnsamoffice@jmail.co.za]for confidential reasons
and because of my position here in the Bank and send me your Private Mobile Phone and Fax Numbers for Easy Communication

Yours sincerely
Mr.John Sam




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