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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:
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • lucas_oates@canada.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lucas_oates" <lucas_oates@canada.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 01:59:43 -0800
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


DAER

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

My name is Mr Lucas Oates, the elder son of Mr. John
Oates of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about
where I got your contact address. I got your address from
the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg, South
Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from
the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the
white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he
ordered all white farmers to surrender all their farms to
his party members and his followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and
because he did not support Mugabe's ideas,Mugabe's
supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in
the farm, killing my father and

made away with a lot of items in my father's farm. Before
his death, my father had deposited with one of the Security
Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$18. 5
Million (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars). With my name, then after the death of my
father, we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa
where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as
valuables. So, I decided to contact overseas firm and
companies that will assist me to move this money out of
South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to
operate any bank account within South Africa. We have agreed
to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 5%
will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in
the course of this transaction and 75% will be for me and my
familyto invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire
personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.You
can contact me on my Email address: lucas_oates@canada.com
Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential.

Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
Mr Lucas Oates,



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