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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • "keep this confidential" (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.
  • +27733916455 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "edward tabelo" <edward.tabelo@acasa.ro>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:30:58 +0300
Subject: From Edward Khumalo.


Attn:

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics. I introduce myself as Edward Khumalo a staff in the accounts
management section of Coin Security and Finance Company here in South
Africa. One of our accounts, with holding balance of $3,800,000.00 (Three
Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollar) has been dormant and
last operated six years ago. From my investigations and confirmation the
owner of the said fund, is a foreigner by name John Shumejda died on the
4th of January 2002 in a plane crash in Birmingham; for details on the
crash you can view this CNN website

http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/

Since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money
as he has no family member who is aware of the existence of either the
account nor the Funds. Information from our National Immigration also
states that he was single on entry the country. I have confidentially
discussed this issue with one of the top official in the Office and we have
agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. Thus we propose to
do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of the deceased and
have the funds released to you after due processes have been followed.

We wish to start the first transfer with $800,000.00 (Eight Hundred
Thousand United States Dollar) and upon successful transaction without any
disappointment from your side; we shall re-apply for the transfer of the
remaining balance to your account. This is by virtue of its nature as being
utterly confidential. I count your maturity, ability and reliability to
prosecute a project of this great magnitude.

At the conclusion of the transfer 65% of the fund will be for my partner
and I, we will give you 33% of the total transfer sum, while the remaining
2% will be set aside to settle expenses we might incurs during the transfer
process.

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 your interest, let me hear from you as soon as
possible with your private cell phone number and please keep this
confidential.

Regards,
Edward Khumalo.
Auditor Coin Security and Finance Company.
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Direct Line +27 733 916 455


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