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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)
  • "security company in holland" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • albert_mbeki@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Albert Mbeki" <albert_mbeki@excite.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 16:20:06 +0100
Subject: Kindly Acknowledge Receipt.

From Mr. Albert Mbeki
Email:albert_mbeki@yahoo.dk
Date:27th of May, 2007.

Dear Friend,

I hope you will receive this mail in good spirit and respond quickly with
utmost secrecy and confidentiality,I am persuaded to reach you by faith
believing that you will accept this offer in good faith.I am Albert Mbeki
the son of Mr Anthony Mbeki,presently,i am in the position of US$12 Million,
which I want to invest in a lucrative business venture in your country. This
money is of no criminal origin as it was generated from the Alluvial Gold
Dust sold during the war in Sierra- Leone when my late father was the
governor of Konor Providence.

I want to put this money in your care and invest it in profitable ventures,
before the death of my father, he deposited this said amount in a security
company in Holland,as family valuable and all the relavant documents was
given to me as the only son. Presently i am in Holland and will need your
assistance to secure this money.

What I ask of you is:

1.To assist me transfer this fund to any stable country abroad.
2.To assist me invest this money in a profitable business venture in your
country or any other suitable country where you have good connections.
3.To manage this funds in a profitable manner preferable a joint venture.
4.To help me relocate after the successful transfer of this fund to your
account.
I will give you 20% for your kind assistance, while I take 70% and 10% for
any expenses that might incur on the process of transferring the fund to
your account..

I will give you further details as soon as I hear from you.

Please,if you are willing to assist me,kindly forward to me your responds
to my private email address with the following details about you:

1. Your full names
2. Preamble about yourself (marital status, occupation)
3. Telephone and Fax numbers

We urgently await your reply

Yours Sincerely,
Albert Mbeki.
Pls Respond to my Private Email:albert_mbeki@yahoo.dk

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam