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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • dozuma@soon.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • dozuma731@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Douglas Zuma <dozuma73@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:55:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Reply to my private box.


Dear Friend,

Please pardon me if I have intruded on your privacy. Though it may be surprising to you to have received this mail canvassing for an investment proposal from me since you do not know me personally, however, I plead that you should give my case a hearing. I am a Democratic Republic of Congo refugee here in Accra Ghana,and my executed father was the former Congo assistant director of mines and energy. And he was executed by the rebel forces in allegation of high embezzlement in that department.

I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My father revealed to me secretly that he deposited some certain amount of money in one of the local banks in Ghana/security company here i'm presently. He revealed to me that the money was placed under a fixed deposit box (consignment). I am contacting you, for you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the said amount is 15.1million usd United States dollars.All I needed from you is to stand as my father's foreign partner furnish me with your particulars:




I am compensating you with 15% of the total money amount, now I really wants to invest this money in your country.Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a joke. My father gave me the original copies of the certificate of deposit,certificate of ownership and on the date of deposit, for you to be clarify, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life and family, it is important.

Please get back to me immediately after you must have gone through my message feel free and make it urgent.That is the reason why I offered you 15% of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might incur during this transaction 5% will be mapped out.

N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risky free, which i can invest this money when it is your account, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel business, please advise me.
Get back to me immediately you receive this message for more explanation. And promise me you will be faithful and trustworlthy considering my proposal.

NOTE:PLS REPLY TO ALTERNATE EMAIL ADDRESS:dozuma@soon.com or dozuma731@yahoo.com

Douglas Zuma,

(FOR THE FAMILY)


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