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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 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • vincatemoleketi@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3avincatemoleketi@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "vincatemoleketi moleketi" <vincatemoleketi007@ldsliving.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:13:53 +0200
Subject: PLEA FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE.


**
*Good Day,

I am an external auditor for the ( Absa Bank Of South Africa ),working as
part of a bigger team that covers the entire Southan Africa region.

An investor died without naming a legal next of kin to his fund in my
bank.The amount is $27M< (Twenty Seven Million United State Dollars) and
banking regulation/legislation in South Africa demand that i notify the
fiscal authorities after five years.The above set of facts underscores my
reason to seek your permission to have you stand as the next of kin to the
deceased investor.This funds will be approve and release in your favour as
the next of kin if only you will adhere to my instruction and cooperate with
me in one accord.

I have all the legal and Banking details of my deceased client that will
facilitate our putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds
and ultimately transfer of the $27M plus interest to any bank account
nominated by you.I am prepared to compensate you with a 40% And 60% will be
for me , of which i will invest some of it in your country as investment,the
final details will be given upon receipt an affirmation of your desire to
participate.

Please contact me immediately whether or not you are interested in this
deal.If you are not,it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to
carry out this deal.But where you are interested, forward your details to my
private email address as time is of the essence in this business.* *MY
Private Phone Number*
**
* 27 828168718my private*
* fax number: 27 866 432 309*

*(1) Full Name:*
*
(2) Postal Address:

(3 Telephone and Fax Number:

(4) Occupation:

(5) Date of Birth:

Thank you,
Reply Me with this My Private
Email:vincatemoleketi@yahoo.com<Email%3Avincatemoleketi@yahoo.com>
Regard
Mr. VINCATE MOLEKETI
*

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