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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:
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +27736103111 (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.
  • d6@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:41:24 +0100
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


INVESTEC BANK SA FROM: BUDA ALFRED. TELE: +27 7 36 10 31 11EMAIL:budaalfre=
d6@yahoo.com URGENT AND P RIVATE Please accept my apology if this letter c=
omes to you as a surprise since I believe that we dont know each Other bef=
ore now, but for the purpose of introduction, My name is. BUDA ALFRED the =
Auditor general of Investec Bank Johannesburg South Africa. There is an ac=
count opened in this bank in 1990, but since the Death of the account owne=
r ( Mr. ENIDMURIEL COETZEE), no surviving beneficiary has come forth to cl=
aim this fund. After going through some old files in the bank for the firs=
t quarters of the year, I discovered that if this fund is not Remitted out=
of this Sout Africa immediately, it will be forfeited for noting or bette=
r described as retired account and will be confisicated in the project of =
building the 2010 world cup in South Afirca by Board of Dire ctors of the =
bank from the instruction of the South Africa Reserve Bank Gorvnor. On fur=
ther investigation, I discovered that even the company (ORIENTAL DIAMOND C=
OMPANY. S A) where the late account owner who was a foreigner worked as a =
miner/geologist have no knowledge of the existence of this account or abou=
t the fund involved is USD 52M ( Fifty Two Million Dollars) Only. As the m=
oney is in US Dollars account and can only be approved to a foreigner with=
some required information as the next of the kin, I am contacting you to =
establish a relationship and possible transfer of this money into your nom=
inated bank account outside South Africa. Also, everything concerning the =
payment and transfer of this fund would be done legally and professionally=
with all the necessary documentation work for the process and submitted t=
o the bank to enable the payment into Youre nominated bank accoun t. It is=
very essential that I have your full co-operation/undivided commitment to=
make this noble transaction be successful as the management of the bank i=
s prepared to approve the remittance of this fund to any foreigner who com=
es forth as the beneficiary. In order to assist me realize this golden opp=
ortunity, 30% of the total sum will be earmarked as your share do to your =
effort, while 5% shall be set aside for any incidental expenses which may =
occur in the eventual payment and transfer of this fund. Due to my sensiti=
ve position within in the bank, let us keep this transaction top confident=
ial for the security of the subject and be rest assured that this transact=
ion is 100% ri sk free on both sides=3F Peharps, I will like to transfer US$=
10M first as the first phase of the payment which a t the end of this firs=
t transfer and both parties are happy we will proceed for the second trans=
fer which is US$42M. Hope to hear from you soon.Best Regards,BUDA ALFRED


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