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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:
  • "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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +27732405804 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "joy raphael" <joy_raphael@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:54:06 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

PHONE: +27-732405804

DEAR
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
personally, the purpose of my introduction is that, I am Mrs.JOYAND David
Raphael, the first son of MICHEAL RAPHAEL, who was recently murdered in the
land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact from South African Information
Exchange Johannesburg in my search for reliable individual or company to
assist me on transfer business transaction.

Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit
the sum of US $25Million(twenty five million United States Dollars), in one
the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in
Zimbabwe.This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much
demurrage from Security Company.This amount was meant for the purchase of
new machines and chemicals for the farms and established of new farm in
Swaziland.

This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe introduce
a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some
few blacks farmers.And this resulted to the killing and mob action by
Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society.
In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for
which my father was one of the victim. It is against this background that, I
and my family who are currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer
my father’s money to foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibit
a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any
financial transaction throughout the teritorial zone of South Africa.
As the eldest son of my father, I am saddle with the responsibility of
seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred
without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything we
have got. The South African government seems to be playing along
with them. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in
South Africa for fear of going through the same experience in future since
both countries have similar political history.
Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such
investment for an asylum seeker.As a reliable person, who I have to entrust
my future and of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this
transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me and my family all I
want you to do for me is to make arrangements and come to Johannesburg –
South Africa, so that you can open a non-resident account which will aid us
in transferring the money into any account you will nominate overseas. This
money I intend to use for investment.

I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction.Or
you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of
the money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel free to
notify me I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses
incurred in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a
partnership I am willing to give you 20% of the money while the remaining
75% will be for my family's investment in your country.

Contact me with the above E-mail or Telephone number while I implore you to
maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Joy and David Raphael

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