419 scam: "Dr. Michael Mboweni" <dr.michaelmboweni@gmail.com> RE: NOTIFICATION OF URGENT OUTSTANDING TENDER/CONTRACTORS PAYMENT OF $80.5 MILL

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- +27724274321 (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.
- mmboweni33@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Michael Mboweni" <dr.michaelmboweni@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <mmboweni33@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 09:59:09 +0200
Subject: RE: NOTIFICATION OF URGENT OUTSTANDING TENDER/CONTRACTORS PAYMENT OF $80.5 MILLION USD.

South Africa Reserve Bank
25 Burg Street
Cape Town, 8001
Tel : ( +27 72 427 4321)
FAX: ( 27 86 768 4149)
E-Mail: mmboweni33@gmail.com

RE: NOTIFICATION OF URGENT OUTSTANDING TENDER/CONTRACTORS PAYMENT OF $80.5 MILLION USD.
CONTRACT NUMBER #:SARB/MAV/SARB/MIN/2008.

Dear Sir/Madam,

>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the South Africa Federal Reserve Bank, i discovered on the payment schedule list that most of the

foreign beneficiaries are deceased who have not yet received their tender/contract payment.

I wish to inform you that my office has been authorized to processed and released the outstanding fund to the family of the deceased beneficiaries. I write with your

consent to present you as one of the deceased beneficiary to receive the payment allocation. I will proceed to apply for the released of the money to you as soon as you

respond to this letter within the next 48hrs. Also note that from the records on our file the outstanding tender/contract payment is US$80.5 Million United State

Dollars (Eighty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only.

note that based on my position as the director of debt reconciliation department of the south African Reserve Bank I will write to present your name as one of the

beneficiary to the deceased contractor who have not received their due tender/contract payment.

In view of this development I seek your assistance to receive the said fund into your own beneficiary bank account because it is 100 per cent risk free. More

importantly, the sharing method will be 60-40 ( 60% of the total fund will come to me while you will keep 40% for as your own share of the total fund).

Please if this is ok by you, then confirm to me the following:

1) Your full name and address:
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company's name, position and address if any.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Your banking coordinates.
6) copy of your personal identification so that i know with whom i am dealing.

As soon as this information is received, i will forward your payment file to the appropriate department.the payment will be made to you by Swift Wire Transfer OR

Certified Bank Draft by the South Africa Reserve Bank.

Call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this letter for more details.

Regards,
Dr. Michael Mboweni
(Director Debt Reconciliation Dept.)

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