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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 highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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 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.
  • +27739666417 (South Africa, 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.
  • prolin_loius@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOIUS NORMAN" <loiusnormanb4@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:18:45 +0200
Subject: Urgent Business Transaction

FROM: MR. LOIUS NORMAN
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
Tel;+27-739-666-417
REPLY TO:prolin_loius@myway.com

ATTENTION: SIR / MADAM,

HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.

You may be surprise to receive this message from me since you don't know me
in person, but for the purpose of introduction, I am Mr. LOIUS NORMAN the
son of late MR CHRISTOPHER NORMAN,who was murdered in a land dispute in
ZIMBABWE. Your contact was given to me at the INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE /
CHEMBER OF COMMERCE here in Johannesburg as reliable and trustworthy to deal
with, then I decided to write you.

My late father was among the Few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in
cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of president ROBERT MUGABE
for his alleged support and sympathy for Zimbabwean opposition party. Before
the death of my father, he took me to SOUTH AFRICA to deposit the sum of
(FIFTEEN MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) 15MILLION with a security and
finance company’s if he knew the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

The Money was deposited as a gem or precious stone to avoid much demurrage
from the security firm. This money was earmarked for the purchase of new
machinery and chemicals for the farms and the Lesotho and Swaziland. This
land problem arose when president R. MUGABE introduced a new land Act. Which
wholly affects the white rich farmers and some few blacks vehemently
condemned the, MODUS OPERANDI' adopted by the government. This resulted to
Rampant killing and mob actions.

I and my family we are currently staying in South Africa as a refugee or an
asylum seeker have decided to transfer this money to a foreign country where
we can invest it. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of
money in South Africa for fear of encountering the same experience in future
since both countries have the same political history. Moreover, the South
African monetary policy/law does not allow such investment hence I Am
seeking for an asylum or refugee. I must let you know that this business is
100% risk free and the nature of your business does not necessary matter. So
if you are willing to assist us, I and my family have agreed to give you 15%
of the total money, 40% will be for a joint business venture I will be doing
with you and another 40% will be for me and my family which we shall also
invest in your country and the remaining 5% will be mapped out for all
expenses we may Incurred during the transaction.

Therefore, if you are willing and interested to render the needed
assistance, endeavor to reply through my email address or the above I also
need your private phone and fax number for easy communication. Remember that
this is highly confidential and the success of this business depends on how
secret it is kept. Expecting

Your reply soonest.

Best Regard.

Loius Norman

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