419 scam: "Lungisa Fuzile"<helploisarmstrong@gmail.com> YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT IS READY

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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.
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.
- +27849232133 (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.
- lungisafuzile@presidency.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lungisa Fuzile" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <derekneilprout-joness@superposta.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:16:55 +0800
Subject: YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT IS READY

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
(DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE)
UNION BUILDING, PRETORIA
TEL: +27 849 232 133
FAX: +27 866 051 637

Attn: Honorable Beneficiary

How are you today? I hope and believe that you are fine and in good
conditions of health.

By introduction, I am Lungisa Fuzile, the Director-General National
Treasury/Debt Managements Office, The Republic of South Africa
responsible for the payment of all outstanding debts and services of
Government of South Africa. I am directed by the World Bank Group, IMF
United Nations, Bank for International Settlements delegates through
the office of the Presidency, The Republic of South Africa to
investigate the reasons associated with the unnecessary delay to the
release of your outstanding sum and effect your transfer from
Government Reserve Account through Swift MT103 directly into your
account immediately.

We have discovered with shocking revelations during our investigations
that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by some dubious and
corrupt officials in South African Reserve Bank, South African Revenue
Services, Department of Finance and other Government parastatals. The
worst of all these evils and maltreatment on your humble person is a
conspiracy and a plot to TO DIVERT YOUR FUNDS INTO A DIFFERENT BANK
ACCOUNTS FOR SELFISH REASONS BY ENDLESS IMPOSITION OF NON-EXISTENCE
TAXES AND FEES.

In telegraphic transfers all over the world, what the remitting bank
does is to deduct all charges from the beneficiary's principle sum and
remit the balance. Therefore it is for your own interest that you stop
all your correspondences with any other party, office or individual
because you are doing so at your own risk. In view of this ugly
situation, you are advised to reconfirm your Bank details where you
wish your funds to be remitted to on your reply mail:
lungisafuzile@presidency.com

Thanks, we we look forward to hearing from you soonest.

Yours Faithfully,

Lungisa Fuzile
Director-General National Treasury
The Republic of South Africa

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