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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "keep this confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • +27833188651 (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.
  • brownzuma6@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: william_douglas02@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:11:12 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIALITY NEEDED!!!!!

ATTN:FROM THE DESK OF BROWN ZUMA (ESQ.)
TEL+27 83 318 8651.
7th floor, Carlton Center Tower,
Johannesburg. South Africa.
E-mail: brownzuma6@yahoo.co.in


Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Brown Zuma. (Esq.) The Principal Partner and the representative of Mr.Tony Yengeni , Mr Yengeni was the chairman of parliament's in south Africa and the former chief whip of the ruling political party ANC. I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds over US$59 million. I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via a Private Equity Trust company where he deposited the fund as the part of the looted fund from the government with protentials for rapid growth in Long-terms.

This is a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 15% for your "management fees". If you are interested,please write back by email and provide me with your confidential telephone number, fax number and email address and I will provide further details and instructions. Try to keep this confidential. Finally, you should note that this must be concluded within two weeks.

Please write back promptly using My E-mail. I will also suggest you visit these news sites on the Internet to be better informed about my client.

http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/10/03/safrica.arms/index.html

Write me back.

I look forward to it.

Regards

Mr. Brown Zuma .

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