419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mr.kandiwapa@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kandiwapa thomas <mr.kandiwapa1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.Kandiwapa@accountant.com
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 08:39:12 +0200
Subject: Re -Transfer -0001/02 T -code 03------- IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA
ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS

Reserve Bank of South Africa.
370 Helen Joseph Street ,Pretoria
0001,P.O. Box 427
Pretoria
0001
qw4567hone+27 12 313-3911*-
0861 12 SARB (+27735650897)
Fax+2786 585 8472
Fax+2786 585 8472
E-mail : mr.kandiwapa@accountant.com

Office Timings: Working Hours
Weekdays :10:00 A.M to 5:45 P.M
Saturdays :10:00 A.M to 1:30 P.M.

Registration No: (RSA9775)
Reference L 014/070/AY7,
Serial Number. 8501-07

IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA
ELECTRONIC WIRE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS :

Re -Transfer -0001/02 T -code 03

We have actually been authorized by the Reserve Bank of South Africa
Governor and British High Commission SIR JAMES DAVID BEVAN KCMG, to
investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment which was registered
in our bank, recommended and approved in your favour. During the
course of our Investigation, we discovered with dismay that your
payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the
Bank RSA who are Trying to divert your funds into their private
accounts.

Further more, security for your funds was organized in the form of
your personal Identification number (PIN) which will be provided to
you accordingly and this will enable only you to have direct Control
over your funds . We will monitor this payment Ourselves to avoid the
helpless situation created by the Officials of the bank again. An
irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued, However, we are happy
to inform you that based on our recommendation/Instructions; your UN
funds have been crediting to your account .

You are advised to stop any further communications with every other
persons ,groups,institutions ,financial outlets and agents as they
highly contributed delays to your funds .

Do re-confirm below as stated in our data-base :

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your physical Address
3. Your Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Telephone Numbers:
6. Your state and postal code:
7) Your country
8. Your account informations -an empty nor existing account can serve
the purpose .
9.Amount expected

Reserve Bank of South Africa has conveyed a power to us to finish
this transaction to you within 48-hrs.For further details, send us
email and provide all the necessary information required in this
process.

Our : Customer care Dept

Contact the signed designated below officer for onward transfering of
your funds .

Mr.kandiwapa Thomas Usiku
Reserve Bank of South Africa.
Foreign Remittance Department.
370 Helen Joseph Street ,Pretoria
0001,P.O. Box 427
Pretoria
0001
Phone+27 12 313-3911
0861 12 SARB (+27735650897)
Fax+2786 585 8472
Fax+2786 585 8472
E-mail : mr.kandiwapa@accountant.com

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