419 scam: "URGENT"<cheertastics1@yahoo.com> URGENT

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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:

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 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)
- "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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "URGENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sizwerrolnxasana@yeah.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:50:23 +0800
Subject: URGENT

Good day.

I am Dr Sizwe Errol Nxasana, the Executive Director of FIRST RAND BANK LTD SA.

I am writing to you in regards of a business /Investment Proposal in your country,i know we havent met each other or have known each other,but one thing or the other leads to knowing someone,so i dont want you to feel strange or surprise,as time goes on,i will let you know more about myself.

I was briefed by my PA about a dormant account in his department that belongs to one of our British Client who died in a ghastly motor accident some years back,the owner of this dormant account as i was made to know did not leave any next of kin to take charge of his fund in case of any eventuallity,so his account has been un functionable for years and none of his family members or relatives had came up to lay claims of this fund.

The New Banking rule in my country states that any dormant bank account that have not been functional for the period of 10 years should the returned to the Government,so as i was notified of this development,i decided to send out letter to people to see if i can find a relaible and trustworthy person that can come up as the nexk of Kin to our late client so we can claim this fund and use it for investment purposes.

All documentations related to this claim will be provided,and will be confiscated as soon as we finalise the transfer of this fund out of my country to your country of destination to avoid any possible traces,i assure that this transaction will be 100% riskt free.The amount involved is about $65 million United States Dollars.

I will tell you more in details of how this transaction will be handled and your cut out of the whole sum if things works out well when you replys to this letter,so we can start immediately. You can log on to our bank website and check out my personal informations for your comfirmations... (http://www.firstrand.co.za ) You can send your reply to my private email for confidential purpose at ; sizwerrolnxasana@yeah.net

I will waiting to hear from you soonest.

Enjoy your weekend !

Sincerely

Dr Sizwe Errol Nxasana

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