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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "million 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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +27732193782 (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.
  • prince_morris2002@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince Moyo Morris & Sis. Vivian Moyo" <vivian_morris@web.de>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:33:47 +0200
Subject: Family Together




Tel:27-73-219-3782.
Fax:27-11 640-4449
prince_morris2002@yahoo.ca [mailto:prince_morris2002@yahoo.ca]

DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT

Dear Sir/Madam,

REF: URGENT REQUEST
My name is PRINCE JOHNSON MORRIS (Jnr) the elder son of
PRINCE DENNIS MORRIS, of the republic of Zimbabwe. This
might be a surprise to you as to how I obtained your
contacts. I obtained your contact from the chamber of
commerce and trade of South Africa in Johannesburg.

During the current war against the farmers in
Zimbabwe, supported by President, Robert Mugabe in his
effort to expel the white farmers of the country. He
has ordered the white farmers to give their farms to
his members of the party and his followers. My father
was one of the most successful farmers in our country,
and had been the Minister of Finance in Robert
Mugabe s administration, but he did not like the idea
of dispossessing the white farmers of their land. For
this, his farm was invaded and was burned by the
supporters of the government. In the course of the
assault, my father was killed, and the invaders made
away with many articles of the farm of my father. Our
family house was totally destroyed.
Before the death of my father, he called me to the
attention of the sum of US$18.2 Million United States
Dollars, which he had deposited with a Security
Company here in South Africa, during his tenure as
minister of finance. I decided to get in touch with
your company, so that you will help me in the transfer
of this money from South Africa. This has become
necessary after I have been denied any right to own
Bank account or any other form of financial
transaction here, for I am a political asylum seeker
here in South Africa.

We (my sister and I) proposed that you should receive
20% of the entire amount for your help in the transfer
of the fund, then 75% of this money shall go to us (my
sister and I), 5% remaining will be used to cover any
cost or expenses incurred by the both parties in the
process of this transaction.
Would you immediately confirm your interest in this
transaction through my Mobile line line; +27-73-219-3782 then I will give you more details as to how we shall
conclude this transaction. Incase you may have no
interest in this transaction; I kindly request your
utmost confidentiality and secrecy in this matter for
security reasons.
Thank you for your co-operation.

Best regards,

Prince Johnson morris (Jnr).










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