419 scam: "Mr. Stanley Kumalo"<mrstanlykumalo23@yahoo.com> DEAR FRIEND I NEED YOUR ASSISTANT.......

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- mrstanlykumalo2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Stanley Kumalo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrstanlykumalo2@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:58:42 -0800
Subject: DEAR FRIEND I NEED YOUR ASSISTANT.......

Dear Friend.

I am Mr. Stanley Kumalo and I have sourced your contact via a corporate personality inquiry and I thought i should bring this case to you as you are the rightful person who is capable of handling this transaction in an adequate manner thou we have not meet each other before but sometimes luck and faith plays a role in two people's life who do not know each other but later becomes good friend and business partners, Before i explain further, I want to assure you this deal is %100 clean, clear, risk free and must be kept secret at all course.

I am a retired Staff of a security Firm in Indonesia and also a private adviser to the Late Mrs. Sigrid Fassnacht, a foreign contractor from Cologne, Germany who died on a plane crash on July 25th 2000 with her husband Rudi Fassnacht and their two children also perished in the air France Concorde New York bound flight; please click here for verification.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm

Before her death, she was a contractor to Indonesian National Petroleum Co-operation (INPC) and has a safe deposit to the tune of [TWENTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS] [USD$22,000,000.00] Here in Indonesia in conjunction with the United Nations & European Union funds control Unit In which i have all the Documents to prove and have been able to monitor and keep control as her special adviser from the date of her death (July 25th 2000) till this Date. The good news is that no body has the right to claim the funds because they do not have enough proofs and documentation to do so.

I have searched for any known relation of Mrs. Sigrid Fassnacht, since after her death. However, I could not find any relates, that is the main reason I am writing you this email asking your co-operation for us to claim this money because if nobody comes forward to claim the fund it will be forfeited to the government, based on that, I am contacting you to assist me in making this transaction a reality.

I only have to approve you as the next of kin/beneficiary and the fund will be delivered to you as the beneficiary. We are to share this money between ourselves and also donate 10% to charity organizations and the Tsunami victims if you are really interested in this offer kindly send me a reply with details below to enable me commence immediately to secure all legal documents in your favor on your acceptance to fully co-operate with me.

[1] YOUR FULL NAME
[2] YOUR PHONE
[3] YOUR HOME ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY
[4] YOUR AGE.
[5] YOUR OCCUPATION.

I shall wait for your kind reply with the above Details then we can proceed to the next level of this business.You can reply me with email: mrstanlykumalo2@hotmail.com

Best Regards,
Mr. Stanley Kumalo.

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