419 scam: Urgent Fund Tranfer <francismtelezzza@rediffmail.com> Agreement Business Proposal

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "dormant account" (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 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.
- +27789128811 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27866674656 (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.
- francismtele2010za@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Urgent Fund Tranfer <francismtelezzza@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: francismtele2010za@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 03:44:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Agreement Business Proposal

From
Mr. Francis Mtele
Member
of Independent Committee
Of
Eminent Persons of the
Republic of South Africa.
Tel:
+27-78-912-88-11
Fax:
+27-86-66-74-6560
Email:
francismtele2010za@gmail.com

AGREEMENT BUSINESS
PROPOSAL FOR US$45,000.000.00
Good
day.

After
due deliberation and consultation I decided to contact you but I did not
disclose the intention to anyone else because of the delicate nature of the
project. I found your profile very interesting and decided to
reach you directly to solicit for your assistance on a business venture worth
US$45,000,000.Please I must plead for your confidence in this transaction.

I am
Mr. Francis Mtele, a member of Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP),
South Africa. ICEP is charged with the responsibility of finding bank accounts
in South Africa belonging to Non-South African indigenes, which have remained
dormant since South African apartheid was resolved in 1994.

The
Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) handles processing of all claims on accounts
due to non-South African citizens. I discovered a dormant account of Isidor
Adler with a credit balance of US$45,000,000(Forty Five Million United State
Dollars) plus accumulated interest.

Kindly provide me with your full name, address,
and telephone/fax. My share will be 75% and your share 25% percent of the total
amount. THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED. Due to security reasons, reply to my private
Email: francismtele2010za@gmail.com or call
+27-78-912-88-11 only. These transactions will be done online transfer where you
can access your account.

This transaction is not a Child's Play and
should not be treated as such, if you are capable then reply, if not delete from
your inbox.

Best
Regards,
Francis
Mtele
Member
(ICEP)

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