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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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +27736011041 (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.
  • mailjoebrown_zzzz@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "joe brown" <joebrown_zzzz@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 18:06:31 +0200
Subject: INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

FROM:MR JOE BROWN
TELE:+27- 73-601-1041
E-MAILjoebrown_zzzz@hotmail.com

INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP


My Name is MR JOE BROWN,the elder son of Mr.DANIEL BROWN of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.

I got your(CONTACT FROM THE SOUTH AFRICA EXCHENAGE NETWORK ONLINE).
During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters
of our President Robert Mugabetoclaim all the white-owned farms to his party
member sand his followers, he ordered all farmers to surrender all farms to
his party members and his followers.

My father is One of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabes ideas,Mugabes supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt
everything in the farm,killing my father and made away with a lotof items in
my fathers farm.

Before his death,my father had deposited with the Security Company in
Johannesburg,South Africa the sum of US$25MILLION(TWENTY FIVE MILLON
DOLLARS) After the death of my father, We decided to move to the Republic of
South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as
valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to
move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not
allowed to operate any Bank Account within South Africa.

We have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance,5% will
be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this
transaction while 70 Will be for me
and my family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
fax numbers for easy communication.

You can contact me on the aboveTelephone +27-73-601-1041 my E-mail number.
Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and bsolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

BEST REGARDS

JOE BROWN
for the family.

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