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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "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 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.
  • stevenzulu@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "steven zulu" <stevenzulu5@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: stevenzulu@gawab.com
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 22:52:03 +0100
Subject: PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT

Website: www.anglogoldashanti.co.za
email address: - stevenzulu@gawab.com
Attn: president/ ceo.

Dear Sir,


It is with trust and confidence that i write to reveal this urgent business
proposal to you. I was assigned by my colleagues to find a foreign partner
who will assist us in providing an overseas bank account for the transfer
ofus$10,000,000.00 (ten million united states dollars only) the actual
contract value was us$120 million (one hundred and seventy million dollars
only), but my colleagues and i being member of the contract award/ review
committee appointed by the ruling party,

Africa national congress party (a.n.c.)

over inflated the contract sum to us$130 million (one hundred and twenty
million dollars only),
with the intention of sharing the remaining balance of (us$10) million. We
therefore want to transfer out of the country in our favour for disbursement
among ourselves the sum of (us$10) million only.

Also we agreed that if you/your company can act as the beneficiary of this
fund, we will transfer the fund to your account and you will retain 25% of
the total fund. For the assistance rendered, while 70% will be for us and
the balance of 5% will be set aside for the expenses that might be incurred
by both parties during the process of the fund transfer. The transaction
will take (10 days) ten working days. We request your co-operate with us and
provide a convenient account
number in designated bank. Where this fund can be safely transfer to.
We intend to come over there on the completion of the fund transfer to
secure our
share. Please, note that we have been careful and have worked out all the
modalities for a smooth transfer of the fund to your chosen bank account.
Before
contacting you.

Therefore, you are advised not to expose this proposal to anybody. For the
purpose of security and
its confidential nature, we also believe you would not sit on our money when
transfer into your account as you will get your 100% share. Be rest assured
that this transaction is 100% risk free. If
this proposal is accepted, please contact us through this telephone number-:
27-73-593-6052 E mail direct to stevenzulu@gawab.com or by indicating your
interest and sending the following to us: bank account number/
address/ telephone, fax, telex, swift/ code number, name of beneficiary
e.t.c.note that the
particular nature of your business does not necessarily matter in this
transaction. Thanks for your
anticipated response.

Yours sincerely

Steven Zulu

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