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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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)
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  • +27722650803 (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.
  • excellentbrother_perfect100@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: adidi cecilia <cecilia_adidi01@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 07:44:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: AN INVITATION FOR URGENT BUSINESS


SUITE 24 MEDICAL ARTS BUILDING
RANDBURG, JOHANNESBURG 2198
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA


AN INVITATION FOR URGENT BUSINESS
ASSISTANCE.



My name is Mrs Cecilia Adidi, the wife of Brigadier Nelson Adidi of Zimbabwe.This might be a surprise to you where I got your address. I got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg.

During the current war against farmers in Zimbabwe, supported by our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our country, all the white farmers were ordered to surrender their farms to his party members and followers.

My husband who was one of the most richest farmers in the country and treasury of the farmer's co-operation. but he did not support the idea so the party members invaded my husband's farms and burnt everything in the farm.In the course of the assult he was killed and lost a lot of precous items.

Before the death of my beloved husband, he called us to the attentoin of US$25Million{Twenty Five Million United States Dollars he deposited in a Security Company in South Africa in favour of my son Tua Adidi {jnr} as family treasures for security purposes.

We {I}and my son have decided to contact you in order to assist us transfer the fund out of South Africa into your overseas bank account because we are asylum seekers here in South Africa. We have agreed to give you 30% of the total sum for your assistance you are about to nder,10% will be mapped out for expenses both of us might incur during the course of this transaction and 60% will be for me and my familly.


Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential. I would advice you to contact my son Tua Adidi on this telephone number+27-722-650-803 and e-mail excellentbrother_perfect100@yahoo.com to indicate your willingness in this transaction.

Best regards,
Mrs Cecilia Adidi {for on behalf of the family}






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