419 scam: Terence Oosthuizen <t.oosthuizen@yahoo.co.za> Urgent Business Proposal (Reply Now)

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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:
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- oosthuizenterence@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Terence Oosthuizen <t.oosthuizen@yahoo.co.za>
Reply-To: mrs.courtney02@globomail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2014 20:50:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal (Reply Now)

FROM Terence Oosthuizen

AUDITS & ACCOUNTS DEPT
NEDBANK SOUTH AFRICA
RIVONIA AVENUE GAUTENG JOHANNESBURG
Private Phone Number +27 604 039 020
Email: oosthuizenterence@gmail.com

Attention:

You may be surprise to receive this email from me since you don’t know me in person, but for the purpose of introduction, I am Terence Oosthuizen the manager Audit & Accounts dept Nedbank South Africa, I am writing to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $73.500.000.00 (Seventy three million five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts.

The above sum belongs to our deceased customer late Mr. Gul Faraz 51 years of age made a deposit the sum of USD$73,500,000.00 here in South Africa and unfortunately lost his life, wife and two sons in a Bhoja Air crash Boeing 737-200, registration AP-BKC performing flight B4-213 from Karachi to Islamabad (Pakistan) with 121 passengers and 6 crew members on board on April 20th 2012 on his visit to his country as you can see on the following link:

http://rt.com/news/plane-crash-pakistan-boeing-580 /
http://www.bhojaair.com.pk/home/b4213.htm

After my further investigation, I discovered that Late Mr. Gul Faraz died with his next of kin and according to the laws and constitution guiding this banking institution stated that after the expiration of (13) years, if no body or person comes for the claim as the next of kin, the fund will be channel into national treasury as unclaimed fund. Because of the static of this transaction I want you to stand as the next of kin so that our bank will accord you there cognition and have the fund transfer to your account.

The total sum will be shared as follows: 60% for me, 40% for you and expenses incidental occur during the transfer will be incur by both of us. The transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to follow my instruction till the fund transfer to your account. More details information with the text of application form will be forwarded to you to breakdown explaining comprehensively what require of you.

Please fill the below details:

Your Full Name............................
Your Sex..-................................
Your Age.................................
Your Country..............................
Passport / driving license.-
Email......
Marital Status.....................
Your Occupation.................
Retired.......................
Your Personal Mobile Number...................
Your Personal Fax Number.......................

Kindly, get in touch with me through my e-mail (oosthuizenterence@gmail.com) to enable us discuss further. You may also send your telephone number and name so that I can call you. Do not forget that a project of this magnitude requires utmost confidentiality and sincerity.

Thanks
Terence Oosthuizen
Email: oosthuizenterence@gmail.com
Private Phone Number +27 604 039 020

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