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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
• 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.
  • luckyzuma88@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: southafrica@southafricaenterprises.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:47:14 +0100 (CET)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS CO-OPERATION{NO UPFRONT PAYMENT}


URGENT BUSINESS CO-OPERATION{NO UPFRONT PAYMENT}
Dear Sir/Ma,

I am writing to solicit for your co-operation in a multi million dollars international contract supply of equipments and other items to the South African Government .I am a south African based in Europe but with strong contacts and links to the government of south Africa,as a result of that vantage position I was opportuned to bid for open contracts with the names of a foreign company which was won and approved, but due to my status and the limited nature of my company in fulfilling the contract supplies, I am contacting you to stand in as my foreign sub-contractor / partner or stead to actualise the contract as an initial mobilisation fee of 10% entitlement would be released to you or your company to take up the contract supply on our behalf.

One of the criteria for awarding the open contracts to me is the agreement that each of the contract will be over-invoiced to the tune of us$500,000{Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars}, and this will be made available to the government officials who facilitated the award of this contract to me, however i have found a financier who has agreed to make the amount available.

With the payment of the whole or part of the over-invoiced amount to these government officials, they will approve the initial mobilisation fee to us amounting to the sum of us$5,000,000. {Five Million US Dollars},as the total contract sum will be worth about US$50Million{Fifty Million US Dollars}

We are however instinctively trusting on your unalloyed support and commitment to work with me on this project, also i am relying on your goodwill and trustworthiness,be rest assured that we will not solicit nor ask you for any upfront payment or any financial commitment on this project, rather we shall ensure that our financier makes available to you the part or the full initial sum of US$500,000{Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars},that will cause the initial payment of the mobilisation fee of $5million to us.This offer is serious and urgent as it is not a hoax.If for whatever reason{s} you are unable to help personally,i will be pleased if you can recommend anybody/company that you know of that can be of assistance to us on this matter,as i guarantee you a commission for your recommendation/assistance.

You should treat this matter as confidentially as possible and send your reply STRICTLY to this safe email address -{luckyzuma88@aim.com} with your full name{s},address,your age,contact telephone numbers,Company's or institution Name{If any}.Nature of business and any other information about yourself that you consider relevant.
Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation and understanding.
NB:-FOR SECURITY REASONS,SEND YOUR REPLY STRICTLY TO THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS:- luckyzuma88@aim.com
MR.LUCKY ZUMA
Email:-luckyzuma88@aim.com

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