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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 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 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.
  • +27736441888 (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.
  • a0mrs_jmtombi@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Julia Mtombi" <mrs_jmtombi@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:57:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Assistance For an Urgent Transfer Of Usd$22million Into Your Home Account




From Mrs Julia Mtombi
32 York Street,Caledonia Place,
South Africa, Johannesburg
Tel: +27736441888
E-mail:=A0mrs_jmtombi@yahoo.com=A0


ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO,

It is my humble pleasure to write this letter irrespective of the fact that=
we've not met.

First, let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Dr/Mrs Juli=
a Mtombi,The Senior Credit Officer, bill and Exchange of the foreign Remitt=
ance Department of First National Bank=A0of South Africa.[FNB]. I am writin=
g you this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out a t=
ransaction.=20

=A0
We discovered an abandoned Sum of US$22Million (=A0Twenty Two=A0Millons U.S=
Dollars ) in an account that belonged to one of our foreign customer who l=
ost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed=
on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter. Please check the=
following website for further reference: http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/=
alaska.airlines.list/=A0, we have made fervent effort advertising for his n=
ext of kin or any close relation to come forward to claim this money, but n=
obody came to apply for the money. The management under the influence of ou=
r chairman and board of directors, are making arrangement for the fund to b=
e declared "UNCLAIMABLE " and then be subsequently transferred to the Feder=
al Government Reserves.

In order to avert this development. Myself and one of my Trusted colleague =
in the Bank, now seek for your permission to have you stand as the next of =
kin so that the fund (USD$22M), would be subsequently transferred and paid =
into your bank account as the beneficiary next of kin. All documents and pr=
oves to enable the bank approves this fund in your name will be carefully w=
orked out from my table and I will perfect every documents to be in accorda=
nce to the banking laws and guidelines hence you have nothing to worry abou=
t for we are assuring you a 100% risk free involvement.

All we required from you is to open a local bank account in your name here =
in south Africa where the money is to be deposited, before onward transfer =
to your designated account in your country. We have agreed that 30% of the =
money will be for you, 10% will be map aside for eny expenses both of us mi=
ght incurred=A0while 60% will be for me and my colleague. If you are going =
to help me, indicate by replying this letter, putting in your contact addre=
ss, your direct telephone and fax numbers.

I await your immediate reply to enable us start this transaction in earnest=
. You can reply through this e-mail address or through my above contact. On=
ce I receive your reply, I will send you the text of application for immedi=
ate application of claim.=20
=A0
If this proposal is fine by you, then kindly get to me immediately via this=
confidential email address only furnishing me with your most confidential =
telephone, fax and email, so I can forward to you the relevant details of t=
his transaction and keep the confidentiality needed in this business.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

Best Regards,
Mrs Julia Mtombi=0A=0A=0A

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