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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • chico_01@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "chico ntini" <chico_01@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:42:12 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE FOR BUSINESS TRANSACTION.


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
URGENT RESPONSE FOR BUSINESS TRANSACTION.


ATTN: SIR/MADAM,


My name is Chico Ntini, the first son of late Paul Ntini. I will be 19years
old on the 15th December 2007; my father P.C. Ntini is a great farmer in
Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise for you to receive this letter from me and
most especially where I got your contact address. I got your contact
information from Global Trade Agent under the South African Chamber of
Commerce and Industrial in Pretoria.

During the current crisis against the farmers in Zimbabwe by the supporters
of President Robert Mugabe to claim all white owned farms in the country, he
ordered all white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and
his supporters, my father was one of the white farmers And opposed the
president actions towards the white farms.

My father was at the same time killed on the process of fighting back the
invaders. After two months I lost my mother and the president gave order to
confiscate all our properties including the farmland. After the incident,
my younger brother and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe to South Africa for
the safety of our lives.

My late father told me on his bedside about a finance company, in which all
the relevant ocuments (depository agreement) was handed over to me by him to
go ahead and transfer this money out of the country for investment.

The total amount is US$14.2million (fourteen million two hundred thousand
United States Dollars) was lodged into the security company in a metal box
and the contained box was not made known to the security company, rather it
was declared to them as gold and precious metals.

Due to our president status in South Africa and the nature by which we
entered South Africa we do not reserve the right to operate or maintain a
foreign dominated account as refugees. For your kindness I agree to give
you 30%, 10% is set aside for expenses incur during the process of this
transaction.Please I need your advice as an elderly person. Please contact
me with this e-mail address.(chico_01@myway.com)

Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,
give me your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective
communication and location where in the money will be remitted. This
transaction is 100% risk free.
PLEASE REPLY VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADRESS(chico_01@myway.com)
I wait to hear from you as soon as possible.


Yours Faithful,
Chico Ntini,

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