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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +27739290990 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr David Khumalo <drdavidabsaconsultant1@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:07:56 +0200
Subject: send me the needed information


From: David Khumalo
Consultant, Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (ABSA)
Pretoria, South Africa.=20
Phone:+27-73-9290990 Dear Sir/Madam, I am Mr. David Khumalo former Directo=
r of international Remittance Department of Amalgamated Bank of South Afri=
ca now retired. I am still a consultant attached to Amalgamated Bank of So=
uth Africa .
I am contacting you because before my retirement from the bank, we transfe=
r the sum of THIRTY MILLON UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD$30M) to our client, =
but the said money is still with NATWEST BANK OF LONDON (Our corresponding=
ban k) in the United Kingdom due to the fact that the real client/benefic=
iary supply the bank with incorr ect (mistake) account information before =
he died in a car accident. NATWEST BANK OF LONDON contacted me to supply t=
hem with correct banking details to enable them release the USD$30M. I wil=
l=20
appreciate it, if you can email me the below needed information enable me =
front you to claim the said money. This is a solid business, please do not=
see it as business from Africa. I am very serious and we will share the U=
SD$30M 50/50. Finally, please=20
email me your below information to enable me prepare all the documentation=
to back up the claim before forwarding the claim to London.
=20
*Your Full names.
*Your date of birth.
*Your country of Origin.
*Your occupation.
*Your private phone and mobile phone number.
=20
I am wai ting for your urgent reply. Yours faithfully,
Mr. David Khumalo
(Consultant ABSA)
Phone:+27-73-9290990


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