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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "evelyn dirma" <evelyndirma.006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs-evelyndirma01@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:09:16 +0200
Subject: GOODDAY

FROM: MRS. EVELYN DIRMA

Johannesburg, South Africa.

                                            (Investment Proposal)

Dear Sir

I am Mrs. Evelyn Dirma, wife of late Engineer Abraham Michael Dirma, of Bulawayo-Zimbabwe. I am now residing in South Africa as Asylum seeker (Refugee). In April 2003; my late husband’s was among the few blacks that were opposed to the arbitrary rule of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. At mist of this crisis, he lost his life with his foreign partner, Mr. H.F. Panos.

I have contacted you to assist in transferring most especially, the money left behind by my husband and his foreign partner which was deposited in a trunk box as a family treasure before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security and finance company here in South Africa.

Particularly, the security Company   where this account valued at about USD$18,000,000 (Eighteen million United States Dollars) has issued me a notice to come and claim the consignment, or have it confiscated.

I seek your consent to present you as my late husband’s foreign business partner next of kin since you are a foreigner from outside South Africa and also because of my present status (Refugee) we are restricted from applying for a job or doing business here in South Africa. The proceeds of this account valued at USD$18, 000,000 million Dollars can be paid to you, and then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us transfer this money into your account.

May God bless you.

I wait for your quick response.

Regards,

Mrs. Evelyn Dirma

(For the family)

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