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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "cuddy ify" <cuddyify4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cuddyify@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:20:12 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS ASISSTANCE

FROM:CUDDY IFY
DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA.


ATTN:DEAR:

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

My name is CUDDY IFY,the elder Son of Mr.Richard IFY of
Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where
I got your contact address. I got your(CONTACT FROM
THE SOUTH AFRICA EXCHENGE NETWORK ON)LINE

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe
from the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to
claim all the white-owned farms to his party members
and his followers, he ordered all farmers to
surrender all 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 Mugabes ideas,Mugabes
supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything
in the farm,killing my father and made away with a lot
of items in my fathers farm.

Before his death,my father had deposited with of the
Security Company in Johannesburg,South Africa the sum
of US$25,5 MILLION(TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDERD
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).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 25% 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
while 70% will be for me and my family to 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 the above E-mail numbers.Note
that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely
confidential.
Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards

CUDDY IFY

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