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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 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.
  • danielmanzi@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SUPER LOTTO <superlotto@zwallet.com>
Reply-To: superclaim@zwallet.com
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:11:06 +0200
Subject: RE-INVESTMENT REQUEST,PLEASE CONTACT URGENTLY


FROM: DR. DANIEL MANZI
MANZI CONSULTING AGENCY
SUITE 121, PRIVATE BAG X1
JOHANNESBURG 2157.
SOUTH AFRICA
RE: INVESTMENT REQUEST
I am a financial consultant based in Johannesburg South Africa. I have a client (a widow) from Zimbabwe and she has Ten million United States Dollars only (USD$10, 000,000) with a private security company for safekeeping here in Johannesburg. She wishes to invest
in a stable economy.
Her interest is in companies/individuals with potentials for rapid growth in long terms. My client
is interested in placing part of her fund in you/your company, if your country bi-laws allows foreign investment. And she is willing to offer you 15% of the total fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or any bank of your wish. You can contact me for more details on this e-mail ( danielmanzi@netscape.net ).
Yours faithfully,
DR. DANIEL MANZI
: The fund is free from drug and laundering related offences and this transaction need utmost confidentiality.
DISCLAIMER: This communication is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient (s) and shall not attach any liability on the originator, Smith consultanting Agency. If you are the addressee, the contents of this letter are intended for your use only and it shall not
be forwarded to any third party, without first obtaining written authorizations from the originator.
It may contain information, which is confidential and legally privileged and the same shall not be used or dealt with by any third party in any manner without the specific consent of Manzi consulting Agency.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam