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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.
• 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.
  • +27737830560 (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.
  • paulsonbenson_2005@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • paulsonbenson_2005@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paulsonbenson@zwallet.com
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:50:29 +0200
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERNS

FROM:PAULSON BENSON
TEL:+27-73-7830-560
E-MAIL:paulsonbenson_2005@fastermail.com
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA

ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO

URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I am Mr.PAULSON BENSON the elder son of late Mr.JAMES
BENSON of Zimbabwe. I got your contact address from
the South African Chambers of Commerce and Industry
please don't worry.

During the current crises against the farmers of
Zimbabwe by the supporters of our President Robert
Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in my
country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender
their farms to his party members and their followers.

My father was one of the biggest farmers in the
country
and although a black indegene, he did not support the
President’s political ideology.Therefore, the
president’s supporters invaded my father’s farm burnt
down everything, killed him and confiscated all his
investments.

After the death of my father, my mother and I together
with my younger brother decided to move out of
Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives. On our departure
from Zimbabwe,we took along with us some money which
my father kept in the safe in my mother’s custody
which amounted to the sum of US$15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) to the Republic of
South Africa where we have deposited it as personal
valuables in a private security company and sought
for political asylum.

My mother has suggested and I agree that we have to
further move out of the African continent to overseas
for actual safety and to do reliable business
investments.Therefore we have decided that I should
contact any reliable overseas person/firm/company who
could assist us to transfer this money out of South
Africa through a current investment account because as
refugees we are not allowed to operate any account
exceeding US$2,000(Two Thousand US Dollars).

So we need your help to come down to South Africa to
open a bank account through which we can transfer this
money to your country.If my proposal is considered,
for assisting us to Transfer this money to your
country, we unanimously agree to offer you 20% of the
total fund,5% will be for any expenses that may be
incuured during the transaction ,75% will be for me
and my family to invest in your country under your
assistance.

For detailed information, please you can contact me on my
direct line Tel:+27-73-7830-560 or via this
Email= paulsonbenson_2005@fastermail.com

NOTE: PLEASE,FOR REASON OF OUR ASYLUM STATUS DO
MAINTAIN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY WHILE WE
ALSO PROMISE TO DO SAME. I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100%RISKFREE.

TIME IS OF ESSENCE.YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY
APPRECIATED.

BEST REGARDS
PAULSON BENSON

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