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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:
  • "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.
  • dominique4ray@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "dominique ray" <dominique4ray@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dominique515ray@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:17:43 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

FROM:DOMINIQUE RAY.
DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA
Email;dominique4ray@hotmail.com



ATTN:Sir
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

My name is DOMINIQUE RAY,the elder son of Mr.RICHARD RAY, 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
address.Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely
confidential.
Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards

DOMINIAUE RAY

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