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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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 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.
  • stephenzuma2080@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • zuma1001@hotmail.com
  • 5fzuma1001@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL <stephenzuma2080@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:06:54 +0200
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL


FROM STEPHEN ZUMA
THE CHIEF AUDITOR (F.N.B).SOUTH AFRICA (BRANCH)TEL:+27 -73 171 3582
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Dear Sir/Madam,=20

I know that this massage will come as a surprise to you since we dont know=
each other, but for the purpose of introduction, I am Stephen Zuma, THE C=
HIEF AUDITOR of First National Bank of South Africa (F.N.B).There is an ac=
count opened in this bank in 1998 and since 2004, nobody has operated on t=
his account again. After going through some files in the records, I discov=
ered that if I do not remit this money urgently, it would be forfeited for=
nothing.
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The owner of the account is Mr. Smith Andreas, a foreigner and miner at Kr=
uger Gold Co., a geologist by profession and he died. Since 2003, no other=
person knows about this account or anything concerning it. The account ha=
s no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that his =
company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved =
is US$20,500,000.00 (twenty million, five hundred thousand united states d=
ollars).
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I am only contacting you as a foreigner because the money cannot be approv=
ed to a local bank here but can only be approved to any foreign account be=
cause the money is in United States dollars and the former owner of the ac=
count is Mr. Smith Andreas also a foreigner.
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We will sign an agreement and be less assured that it is real and a genuin=
e business. Please reply urgently so that I can inform you of the next ste=
p to take immediately. Send also your private phone numbers, email address=
including details of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to=
meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that=
you can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your =
choice where the funds will be safe. I will fly to your country for withdr=
awal and sharing and other investments. I need your full co-operation to m=
ake this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment=
to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I wil=
l give to you later immediately if you are capable and willing to handle s=
uch amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and=
advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity may never come aga=
in in my life. I need a truthful person in this business because I dont wa=
nt to make mistakes. I need your strong assurance and trust.
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With my position now in my office, I can transfer this money to any foreig=
ners reliable account that you can provide with assurance that this money =
will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I =
will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this mone=
y leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me face=
to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two =
of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going =
into your account. I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I=
hear from you that you are ready to receive this fund in your account. I =
will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward tr=
ansfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of t=
he ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this =
business, you will be given 25% of the total amount, 70% will be for me wh=
ile 5% will be for expenses that might have incurred during the process of=
transferring. I look forward to your earliest reply through my e-mail add=
ress: stephenzuma2080@yahoo.com [mailto:stephenzuma2080@yahoo.com]stephen=5F=
zuma1001@hotmail.com [mailto:stephen=5Fzuma1001@hotmail.com]

Best regards
STEPHEN ZUMA.
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