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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:
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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 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.
  • kelomfaki@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Kelo Mfaki <kelomfaki65@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:22:29 +0200
Subject: PARTNERSHIP ASSISTANCE NEEDED.


Dear Partner,,

I am interested in your partnership in a business transaction.
This business proposal I wish to intimate you of, will be of mutual benefit to the both of us and it's
success is entirely based on mutual trust, cooperation and a high level of confidentiality.

I am representing the board of the contract award and monitoring committe of the Zambian Ministry of
Mining and Resources.
I am seeking your assistance to enable me transfer the sum of US$19,500,000.00 (Ninteen Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into your private/company account.
The fund came up as a result of a contract awarded and executed for and on behalf of my Ministry.
The contract was supposed to be awarded to two foreign contractors to the tune of US$180,000,000.00
(One hundred and Eighty Million United States Dollars).


But in the course of negotiation, the contract was awarded to a Bulgarian contractor at the cost of
US$149,500,000.00 (One hundred and Forty-nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
to our advantage unknown to the contractor.
This contract has been satisfactorily executed and inspected as the Bulgarian firm is presently securing
payment from my Ministry, where our Board is in-charge of all foreign contract payment approval.
As a civil servant still in active government service, I am forbidden by law to operate an account outside
the shores of Zambia.

Hence this message to you seeking your assistance so as to enable me present your private/company
account details as a beneficiary of contractual claims alongside that
of the Bulgarian contractor, to enable me transfer the difference of US$19,500,000.00 (Ninteen Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into your provided account.
On actualisation, the fund will be disbursed as stated below.


1. 20% of the fund will be for you as beneficiary.
2. 5% of the funds will be for any expences that may occure during this mutual beneficiary transaction.
3. 75% of the fund will be for Us.


All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth actualisation of the transaction within
the next few working days of commencement.
For further details as to the workability of this transaction,
please reach me as soon as possible for further clarification please reach me on this email
address(kelomfaki@netscape.net).

Yours Sincerely,

Mr Kelo Mfaki..

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