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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)
• 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.
  • +27839902150 (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.
  • @yahoo.co.uk
  • zaneledubefamily2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • clerk_thomas@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "dube zanele" <zanele51@livedoor.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:50:05 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS ZANELE DUBE WIFE OF LATE LEGEND LUCKY DUBE


Attn:Sir/Madam/Ms.

I am *MRS ZANELE DUBE,*The wife of late Music legend *LUCKY DUBE,*

Lucky Dube (1964-2007), South African Reggae Icon, Shot Dead in
Rosettenville; My Husband was travelling in a grey Chrysler with our two
teenage children aged 15 and 16 at the time he was shot dead,Please accept
my proposal,I know this will come to you as a surpprise.

Note its from a Family that is in need of your assistant with good
intentions,
I am contacting you on behalf of my family since our life has been treatend
with death of my late Husband to assist me financial and moraly to get my
family funds *$15.5 Million United* *Stated Dollars (Fiftheen Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars) *out of Africa to your country where our life will
be safe because here in South Africa our life's is in danger.

Be rest assured that i have made all the necessary arrangement on how to
execute the wire transfer to your account in your country through the help
of one of the top bank official here in First National Bank of South Africa.

According to the banker,He made it clear to me that you will first of all
set up a non-residential bank account in your name with their bank where the
funds will be re-deposited into for further credit to your nominated account
in your country.
The following were requested from the bank official to proceed with the
opening of the account in your name;

(*1) Your full name
(2) Country of origin/date of birth.
(3)Private telephone and fax number
(4)Physical/Company address
(5) A copy of your international passport/ID/Drivers Licence.
(6) Occupation
*
Please comply with the above required informations to enable us move on to
the next step to follow.
My family and i have mutualy agreed to offer you *25%* of the total sum for
your kind assistance while *5%* will be for any expences you might incure
during the transfer,The remaining *70%* is for me and my family upon our
arrival in your country.

You can reach me on +27-83-990-2150 for more information.
Always communicate and contact me through *Email* for security reasons
Email *zaneledubefamily2**@yahoo.co.uk<http://uk.mc282.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=zaneledubefamily2@yahoo.co.uk>
*

OR
Through Mr Clerk Thomas
Email *clerk_thomas@yahoo.ca*

NB:MORE INFORMATION ARE FOUND OVER THE MEDIA ON THE WEBSITE BELOW,
panafricannews.blogspot.com
*http://www.luckydubemusic.com* <http://www.luckydubemusic.com/>

Thanks
Sincerely
*ZANELE DUBE*
On behalf of the family

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