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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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.
• 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.
  • ddav_ma@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "David Martin" <one_dav75@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ddav_ma@excite.com
Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 18:47:35 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

Good day. Hence i confide in you. I sincerely seek your assistance.

My name is Mr.David Martin Olds, the only son of Mr.Martin Olds, a wealthy
farmer whom Our wicked President Robert Mugabe murdered my father, before I
ran way from my country because I have become his next target to eliminate.
You will read more stories about President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting
this web site:www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html

Here is my reason for contacting you. Before the death of my father, he
deposited the sum of Ten Million US Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) with a
security company,The money was deposited as a gem/precious stone in a metal
trunk box to avoid seizure and much demurrage from the security company
organization. This money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and
chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and
Swaziland.

The government seized my father’s farms and bank account before his Murder.
He told me everything concerning the funds while he was still Alive. This is
why I need your assistance in securing the funds there in your Country, so
that I can arrange on how to come over to your country for the investment of
the fund,I will offer you 25% of the fund for your assistance and efforts
while 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that we may incurred during
this transaction.If interested and capable to assist me in this transaction,
please get back to me immediately.You are to send me your telephone and fax
number.

I look forward to a favorable response from you through my email or
telephone contacts below.

E-mail:(ddav_ma@excite.com)

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.David Martin.

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