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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.
• 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.
  • +31616719501 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • seth.korn@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • korn@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Seth Korn <d_ashok2@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: seth.korn@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:20:12 +0200
Subject: DEAREST ONE.


Dearest One,

I am Seth korn Jr., a citizen of Zimbabwe, and I am the only son of Late Seth korn Sr., a wealthy farmer and senior politician with the opposition political party in my country, Movement for Democratic Change [MDC]. My father was murdered by our wicked President,
Robert Mugabe and I fled my country because I have become his next target to eliminate. My father was a fighter for Justice and a moving force in the MDC, a Party wanting to end the several years of brutal dictatorship government of President Robert Mugabe.

I need your assistance in securing some funds in Nederland or in your country, I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum for your assistance. Please, let me know if you can assist me, so that I can give you more details on how we shall proceed. Kindly send your telephone number to me for easy communicationl and always reply me through my private email
address: seth.korn@hotmail.com

I await your urgent response,thank you and God bless.

Regards,
Seth korn
Tel: 0031-616719501
Email: seth.
korn@hotmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

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