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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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "dennis mark" <dennismark2002@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:29:41 +0200
Subject: FAMILY ASSISTANCE.

Dear Sir/Madam FAMILY ASSISTANCE.

My name is Mr Dennis Mark the son of late Mr.Benjamin Mark of Zimbabwe.This
might be a surprise to you about how I got your contact address.I got your
contact through Network on line in my search for a reliable and reputable
person to handle a very confidential transaction which involves a transfer
of fund to a foreign account and I decided to write you.

During the current war against the rich white farmers in Zimbabwe, from the
supports of our president Robbert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms
to his own party members and his followers, he ordered all the white farmers
in Zimbabwe to surrender all their farms to his party members and his
followers.

My late father is one of the best farmers in our country, and because he did
not support Mugabe's idea, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father’s farm and
burnt everything in the farmland, killing my father and made away with all
the things in the farm.

Before his death, my late father had deposited with one of the security
company in Johannesburg South Africa, the sum of $US25million (Twenty five
million united states dollars). Then after the death of my father, my family
decided to move to South Africa where my father had deposited the money.

So I decided to contact an overseas partner that will assist me and my
mother to move this money out of South Africa because as an assylum seeker
in South Africa, I cannot operate any account. we have aggreed to offer you
20% of the total sum for your assistance,10% have been mapped out for
expenses, and 70% for my family.

So Please, if you think you can be of any assistance to me and my family,
kindly furnish me with your fax and phone numbers for easyer communication.
And please I and my Family will like to know you more.

you can contact me directly on my phone number 27 73 990 7559 for more
informations and clarifications.
Hoping to hear from you soonest
.


Thanks and God bless you.

Mr Dennis. Mark.

(For the family.)

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