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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • lmartins777@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Logobe Martins" <lmartins777@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: l_martins777@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:33:14 +0400
Subject: INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Ministry of Mineral and Energy.
Department of Mineral and Energy (DME) Pretoria,
Republic of South Africa

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Logobe Martins, Director of Project, South Africa Department
of Mineral and Energy. I am making this contact with you based on the
committee's need for an individual/company who is willing to assist us
with a solution to a money transfer.

First and foremost apologized using this medium to reach you for a
transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to
Confidentiality
and prompt access reposed on this medium. In unfolding this proposal, I
want to count on you, as a respected and honest person to handle this
transaction with sincerity, trust and confidentiality.

I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the
execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all
parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature
of this
transaction.

Within the Ministry of Mining and Natural Resources where I work as
Director of Project Implementation and with the Co-operation of four
other top officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment bills
totaling Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollar(US$14,500,000.) which we want to transfer abroad with the
assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual to receive
the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account
to
receive such funds.

More so, we are handicapped in the circumstances, as the South Africa
Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore
account hence your importance in the whole transaction. This amount
$14.5m represents the balance of the total contract value executed on
behalf
of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials
over-invoiced deliberately.

Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original
contractor,leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we
have in
principles gotten approval to remit by Key tested Telegraphic Transfer
(K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide by filing in an
application through the Ministry of Justice here in South Africa for
the transfer of rights and privileges of the former contractor to you.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you
be willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the total sum
will be 20% of the $14.5 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and
Miscellaneous expenses and while balance 5% will go to charity
organization. The business itself is 100%safe, on your part provided
you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also your area of
specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this
transaction.

I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not
disappoint me. Endeavor to contact me immediately through my private
Email
(lmartins777@jmail.co.za) to confirm whether or not you are interested
in this deal. If you are not, it will enable I scout for another
foreign
partner to carryout this deal.

I want to assure you that my partners and I are in a position to make
the payment of this claim possible provided you can give us a very
strong
assurance. And also to guarantee that our share will be secured and
please, remember to treat this matter very confidential, because we
will not comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active
Government Service.

Once again, remember that time is of great essence in this transaction.

Wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Logobe Martins.

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