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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • monsolamandela19@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Monsola Mandela <monsolamandela19@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mailcontact032@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:26:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Prof.Monsola Mandela!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: monsolamandela19@yahoo.com



- FROM PROFESSOR MONSOLA MANDELA123CB/PBV,MAIN CITY, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 26,000.000.00 USD}{TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS)Hello,Do not be perplexed with this note. It's all about soliciting your attention to transfer the sum (26,000.000.00 USD)Twenty six million United States Dollars) from a Bank in Africa, I am the Auditor General of a bank in Africa,(AG)an equivalent of American Certified Public Accountant {C.P.A} and a personal account officer to the Deceased, I believe that we can do this business without any hitches, if only you will be trusted and then follow simple instructions for a smooth success of this business.During the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 1990 and sice 1993 till now nobody has operated on this account again, after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account died without a[heir] hence the money is floating and if I do not remit t!
his money out urgently it will be fo feited for nothing. the owner of this account is Mr Leonald Howell, a foreigner, and a sailor, and he died, since 1993. and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that Mr Leonald Howell until his death was the manager Sweeney Coy.(pty). SA. We will start the first transfer with six million [6,000.000] upon successful transaction without any disappoint from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount to your account. I need your full co-operation to make this work fine. because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business all I need is Yo!
ur Full Name: Home Address: Office Address: Private Telephone Number:
Faxnumber:Your Bank Account:Full Bank Address: Bank Phone Number: Your International Passport: Driving Liacence and Your Last Tax Receipt to enable me belive you are a good citizen of your dear country.Get back to me as soon as you receive my mail.I need your strong assurance that you will never,ever let me down.The bank official will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place and to build confidence you can come immediately. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties migduring the process of transferring.I look forward to your earliest reply. Sincerely,Prof. Monsola Mandela.

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