419 scam: "Njabulo Ndebele"<njaade@mail.com> Read and Respond to this message.

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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)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "foreign remittance department" (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.
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.
- njabele@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Njabulo Ndebele" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <njaade@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:50:46 +0100
Subject: Read and Respond to this message.

From the desk of Mr. Njabulo Ndebele.
Bill and exchange dept.
Foreign Remittance Zuma Bank South africa.

Dear Friend

My name is Njabulo Ndebele . I am working with the Zuma Bank South Africa Plc Manager,bill and exchange of the foreign remittance department. in the discharge of my duty, I stumbled on this domiciliary account that has remained dormant for six months now with Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars($10.5m) in it. on personal investigation, I discovered that the account holder died in an autocrash accident with the members of his family who should be the next of kin to the amount,all i need you to do is to stand as the next of kin to our late customer who have same last name with you so that this funds can be transfered into your nominated bank account.

on further investigation, i found out that :-
a) He has no other living declared relative
b) He had died intestate (without making a will)
c) He was into real estate venture ( realtor)

Accordingly, all attempts to trace a next of kin has been fruitless.

I am writing you so that we can work together to remit this amount of money into your account as the next of kin hence the depositor happened to be a foreigner. all documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out from my table and i will perfect every documents to be in accordance to the banking laws and guildlines hence you have nothing to worry about for i am assuring you a 100% risk free transaction.

It is simple process which will take a short while to process. outside this,the bank management will confiscate this amount of money as uncleared effects and send back to the deposit insurance corporation account.

If i hear from you, i will tell you all you need to know about the money and the operational method we can use to effect the remittance into your account for our mutual benefit.and also include your phone number and fax for voice commuication.

reply through my private email address or fax:
fax: 27867102049.
email: njabele@yahoo.com

Sincerely

Mr Njabulo Ndebele

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