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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Gezi Family" <gezi_family_11@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:40:08 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Mrs. Margret Malheiro. Gezi
NO 46 MANDELA SREET PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICA
My SON NUMBER ;27 73 2128 447

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am MRS MARGRET A. GEZI, from Angola got your contact and profile through
www. There is information I would like you to keep very confidential.

There is sum amount of money my late Husband UNITA Rebel leader Jonas
Malheiro.Gezi deposited with a Security company but registered as personal
artefect (Jewelries) to avoid suspicion for safe keeping before he was
killed by Angolan Military forces.

My late husband married four wives. I am the second wife. I will not be able
to give you the full details that led to that ugly incident.

Presently I am staying in Pretoria, the capital of Republic of South Africa,
just to save my life, with my three children. The money in question is Seven
million five hundred thousand united state dollars (7.500,000.00Milllion)
U.S.Dollars.

What I would want you to do, is to assist me to take delivery of the
consignment from the security company so that it cannot be traced to me or
any of the GEZI's family and then transferred same into your country for
investment prior to your advise, and we shall open a small account in a Bank
in your name. I will give you the 25% of the money for your assitance. There
is no risk in this transaction. I will use the remaining balance of the
money for an investment in your country for the future of my children.
If you are interested, and can maintain the very confidentiality of this
transaction, you e-mail me immediately for more clearification, and also
note that I am a refugee in South Africa because of the killing of my
husband, and the civil war going on in our country (Angola).

I can speak little English, and my son also speaks English very well.

Thank you very much.

Mrs Margret A. Gezi.

For the family.

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