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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • sitholebaloy333@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: sitholebaloy11@webmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:31:00 +0200
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT

FROM: SITHOLE BALOY.
TEL: 27-835-689-642
ATTN: DIRECTOR/C E O,

CONTACT ME VIA THIS
EMAIL sitholebaloy333@yahoo.co.in


I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this as a
request from a family in dire need of assistance.First, I must introduce
myself. I am MR. SITHOLE BALOY from Angola. I am the first and only son of
BRIGADIER BALOY JONES. I am presently resident in South Africa.

I got your contact address from a business directory in Johannesburg
Chamber of commerce and Industry. On behalf of my widowed mother MRS.
ELIZABETH BALOY, I desided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the
sum of US$21.5 MILLION( TWENTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS)inherited from my late father, into your personal company's
account.Before my fathers' death, he was a Brigadier in charge of Arms and
Ammunation procurement for the Angola Army. In his WILL, he specifically
drew my attention to the said sum of money which he deposited in a safe
box of a private Security Company in Johannesburg- South Africa in a
tre! asure box, fully documented in my name.

IN FACT MY FATHER SAID AND I QUOTE MY BELOVED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR
ATTENTION TO US$21.5 MILLION . I DEPOSITED THE BOX CONTAINING THIS MONEY
IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. DURING THE WAR, I WAS
VERY DEDICATED AND OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES WERE BUSSY HELPING
THEMSELVES WITH GOVERNMENT FUNDS AND PROPERTIES AND SENDING THEM TO FOREIGN
COUNTRIES. DUE TO THIS, WHEN I AND MY FORMER SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT
WERE ASSIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT (EDUARDO SANTOS) TO PURCHASE ARMS IN SOUTH
AFRICA, WE SAW THIS AS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERTED THE MONEY AND DIVIDED
IT. i GOT A TOTAL SUM OF US$21.5 MILLION. IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH, AS
A RESULT OF DEATH ONLY, YOU SHOULD SOLICIT FOR THE FUND FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES.

>From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depens on this money, as such I will be grateful if you can assist us. We
! are now living in South Africa as political Asylum seekers
and financial laws and regulation of the Republic of South Africa do not
permit us financial rights to such huge sum of money. In view of this, I cannot
invest this fund in South africa, hence i am prepared to offer you 20% of the
total fund, while 10% will be set aside for local and international expenses
and 70% will be for my family and me. Finally, modalities on howthe transfer
will be bone will be conveyed to you once we have established trus and confidence
between ourselves. Please treat this matter as very urgent.
Best regards

SITHOLE BALOY.

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