419 scam: George Ledwaba <jvnbsd@yahoo.es> FIP Offer: - 2015-03-11

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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:
- "million 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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- +27723515272 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27833178806 (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.
- georgeledwaba6@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: George Ledwaba <jvnbsd@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: georgeledwaba6@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 02:43:28 +0200
Subject: FIP Offer: - 2015-03-11 - 2428858982

To whom it may concern,

My name is Mr. George Ledwaba, Director Project Implementation/Anglo-Gold Ashanti Johannesburg South African and also a member of Central Tenders Board (CTB) of the above corporation.

Your esteemed contact was reliably introduced to me at the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry in my search for a reliable individual/company who can handle a strictly confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a reasonable sum of money to a foreign account. The amount of money involve is US$50, 000, 000, 00 (FIFTYMILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) only.

The money was extracted from various contracts awarded by this corporation, as a result of over-invoicing masterminded by the concerned officials; this has been drafted to represent the final payment for a contract that has been executed some years back. The money is now floating in a suspense account in the South Africa Reserve Bank awaiting claim by foreign contractor whose status we now want you to assume.

We belief that now is the best time to transfer the fund, following the presidential directive to all ministries to settle all outstanding debts owed to local and foreign contractors, In my last meeting with the officials involve, it was unanimously agreed that 25% of the total sum will be given to you, 70% will be for us while 5% will be use to reimburse any expenses that will be incurred in the process of the transfer. What we need from you at the moment is to reconfirm your direct telephone number and we shall contact you ASAP.

I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded every arrangement to protect the interest of everyone involved, likewise all modalities for the successful transfer of this money have been worked out with Department of Finance and the South Africa Reserve Bank to facilitate the remittance of this fund to your designated account within 72 hours after your claim has been approved.

However, I believe that you are honest enough and will not raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of the transaction, more importantly, that you will keep this transaction confidential so as not to tarnish the confidence reposed on these officials by the government of South Africa.

Yours cordially,

Mr. George Ledwaba.
Johannesburg, Gauteng,
South Africa 2001
Tel: +27 83 317 8806
Fax: +27 72 351 5272
E- Mail: georgeledwaba6@yahoo.es

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