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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:
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +27735136063 (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.
  • udojms@unionplus.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Udo James <mxapjmx@aim.com>
Reply-To: udojms@unionplus.net
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 17:20:48 -0700
Subject: Cry For Help


From Mr. Udo James.
Telephone + 27 73 513 6063.

Greetings,

My name is James Udo, the elder son of Mr. Tami Moboyo Udo of Sierra Leone
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg, South Africa.

During the current war against the citizens from the supports of the RUF and he President Charles of Liberia to claim all the Diamond-owned farms to his party members and his followers for the use of buying ammunitions to prolong the civil war, he ordered all farmers to surrender all farms to his party members and his followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support the RUF ideas, President Charles Taylor supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items in my fathers farm E.G Raw Diamonds.

Before his death, my father had deposited with of the Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$25,5 MILLION (TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDERD THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm or a private Individual that will assist me to move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any Bank Account within South Africa. We have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, while 75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

You can reach my Mother on this number but please note that she does not speak much of English. Please do email us through the below email address.

Tel+ 27 73 513 6063
udojms@unionplus.net
Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards
Mr. Udo James

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