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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +27865191559 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27712181129 (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.
  • jacobamos01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jacob amos" <jacobamos010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jacobamos01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:31:34 +0200
Subject: FROM: MR. JACOB AMOS.


*FROM: MR. JACOB AMOS.*
*Tell:+277121 811 29.*
*FAX :+27 865 191 559.*
*Email:- jacobamos01@gmail.com *
**
**
*Attn: SIR/MADAM,*
* *
*Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics. I will introduce myself as MR. MR. JACOB AMOS, a staff in the
accounts management section of the above firm here in the South Africa. *
* *
*This is the detail of what I want you to assist me in doing, One of our
accounts with holding balance of US$25.500.000.00 (Twenty Five Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) has been dormant and has not
been operated for the past Eight (8) years. From my investigations and
confirmations, the owner of this account, a foreigner by name (Mr. Kurt
Kahle) died in July, 2000, For more Informations see BBC News On:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm*
* *
*And since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this
money because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of
neither the account nor the funds. I have secretly discussed this matter
with a senior official of this company and we have agreed to find a reliable
foreign partner to deal with. We thus propose to do business with you,
standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and funds
released to you after due processes have been followed.*
* *
*Noted that in percentage you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as
gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may
arise during the time of transfer while 65% will be for my partners and me.*
* *
*Please you have been advised to keep top secret and noted that this
transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate
and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other
illegal act. On receipt of your response I will furnish you with detailed
clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction, I look
forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you are interested and
with your trust. And also furnish me with the following information's.*
* *
*For us to proceed, you have to urgently send to me the following
information's because these are the information required from the lawyer who
will obtain all legal documents needed to establish you as the next of kin
and legal beneficiary of the fund. To get the required approval for the
release and transfer of the fund to your bank account.*
**
* GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR URGENT RESPOND*
*YOUR FULL NAMES.................... *
*YOUR TEL NUMBERS...............*
*YOUR FAX NUMBERS.......... *
*YOUR COUNTRY...................... *
*YOUR OCCUPATION................ *
*YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS……….. *
*YOUR COMPANY NAME……………………… *
* *
*As soon as i receive the above information's i will give you the contact of
the lawyer who will also clarify you more on this transfer. Please kindly
reply me on my private email address: jacobamos01@gmail.com , for the
confidentiality of this transaction. *
* *
*GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU REPLY BACK *
* *
*MR. JACOB AMOS.*
***Tell:+277121 811 29.*

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