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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:

• 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)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • +27792891283 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: peter moyo <pemoy_o1@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:48:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Business Proposal



ENGR.PETER MOYO
DIRECTOR, MINERALS & NATURAL
RESOURCES, SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTRY OF
MINING & MINERAL RESOURCES, (SMMR)
PRETORIA, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

ATTN: SIR,

It is my pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my colleagues. I
have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in executing of
a deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties, and hope you will keep
it confidential because of the nature of this business.

I am the Director of Mineral and Natural Resources of the South African
Ministry of Mining and Mineral Resources (SMMR) and I have the
co-operation of two other top officials, we have in our possession an
overdue payment in US funds.

The funds represent some percentage of the contract executed on behalf of
my ministry by a foreign firm, which we over-invoiced to the amount of
US$9,800,000.00 (Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars.) Though the actual contract cost has been paid to the original
contractor, leaving the excess balance unclaimed.

Since the present Government is determined to pay foreign contractors all
debts owed, so as to maintain good relationship with other governments. As
a result we include our bills for approvals with the co-operation of some
officials at the Federal Ministry of Finance.
We are seeking your assistance as the Beneficiary of the unclaimed funds,
since we are not allowed to operate a foreign account.
We hereby propose that, should you be willing to assist us in this
transaction your share as compensation will be 30% while my colleagues and
I receive 60% and 10% for miscellaneous expenses.

Kindly notify me by email for more
clarification, upon your acceptance of this proposal.

Yours Faithfully
Engr. Peter Moyo
+27 79 289 1283



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