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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
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.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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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.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "pmokoena00@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "pmokoena00@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- pmokoena00@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Peter Mokoena <petermokoena00@yahoo.co.nz>
Reply-To: pmokoena00@live.com
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:39:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Mr. PETER MOKOENA
From: Mr. PETER MOKOENA
Email address: pmokoena00@live.com
Re: PARTNERSHIP VENTURE
I write to seek your co-operation as my foreign partner and your assistance to enable us to own properties and invest in the economy of your country. I apologize if this letter does not suit your personal or business ethics.
My name is Peter Mokoena I am making this venture proposal to you in strict confidence. As senior civil servants in the South Africa Government, the South African civil service laws (Code of Conduct bureau) forbid me to own a foreign account. The money we have in our possession is an overdue payment bill totaling that we want to transfer oversea with the assistance and co-operation of a company or an individual to receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank Account on our behalf.
If you will like to assist us as a partner then indicate your interest after which we shall both discuss the modalities and the sharing percentage should you have an alternative view. All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to you in due course. If you are not interested, please also indicate so that it will enable me to contact other foreign partner with recommendations to carry out this deal. I will appreciate if you could contact me through my direct email address: pmokoena00@live.com or pmokoena00@yahoo.com
A swift acknowledgment on the receipt of this letter and early establishment of position will be appreciated.
Thank you and God bless you.
Mr. Peter Mokoena
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