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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - 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.
  • +27762380715 (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.
  • cow_investment@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: peter dube <peter4dube@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:42:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PROPOSAL


From: Dr. PETER DUBE
Dear friend,
You may be surprise to receive this strange letter from me today, as we have never met before. I am Dr Peter dube I got you contact address from the South Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (C.C.&. I) here in Johannesburg. But after due consideration from your profile, I became aware and assured of your credibility to ask for your assistance.
Based on this explanation, I looking for a trustworthy person as a foreign partnership, I have in my possession the total of US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United States Dollars) in one/one Million note that is now in our foreign account in Progresive Investment Bank in Canada for immediate transfer to your personal or investment account for investments purposes. These bills were issued from the Reserve Bank of America
What I am saying in effect is that, I have US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United States Dollars) Treasuring bills in my possession in a suspense bank account in Canada. These bills can be confirmable through the serial numbers that is on the bill itself. There is also a certificate of authenticity for the benefit of the bank that will cash it. This is a straight favoured business that needs someone with a straightforward and God-fearing person to assist me cash and invest this money into his/her personal bank account.
The major thing I demand from you is absolute assurance that this money will be safe when transferred to your account. Then I will be sending you by fax the copy of the money and the certificate to confirmed with your bank for encase you are having any doubt about this proposal, and please know that this business is 100% risk free.
Please do contact me on my private telephone number on +27-762-380-715 or via my private email on: cow_investment@yahoo.com if you are willing to have a business partnership with me then I will give you the bank details in Canada to enable you have the fund transferred to your account until my arrival to your country. Do not hesitate to ask any question you may like to ask in respect of this matter, and I will furnish you with more details and don’t forget to reply on my personal email address.
Thank you for your anticipated response.
Best Regards,
PETER DUBE.








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