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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 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.
  • +27782671870 (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.
  • princestanley0070@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Prince stanley T <princestanley042@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <princestanley0070@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:16:45 -1000
Subject: FROM: PRINCE STANLEY THEMBA.



FROM: PRINCE STANLEY THEMBA. JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
DATE: THURSDAY,05 JULY 2007 TEL: +27-78-267-1870E-MAIL: princestanley0070@hotmail.com
ATTN: Sir/Madam, Good Day! You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally; the purpose of my introduction is that, I am Prince Stanley the first son of (HRH) Christopher Themba who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through your countries index so i decided to write you. Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$25.8Million (TWENTY FIVE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). in one of the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much demurrage from Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and established of new farm in Swaziland. This land problem came when Zimbabwe and President Mr. Robert Mugabe introduce a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few blacks farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my father was one of the victim. It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father’s money to foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone South Africa.
As the eldest son of my father, I am saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything we have got. The South African government seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going through the same experience in future since both countries have similar political history. Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange Policy does not allow such investments for an asylum seeker. As a businessperson, who I have to entrust my future since both my future and of my family are in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free. If you accept to assist my family and me all I want you to do for me is to make arrangements and come to Johannesburg-South Africa, so that you can open a non-resident account and to sign Agreement with me, which you will aid us in transferring the money into any account, which you will nominate. This money I intended to use for investment. I have two options for you; firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me for proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel free to notify me I have also mapped 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer partnership I am willing to give you 20% of the money while the remaining 75% will be for my investment in your country.
Contact me with the above e-mail and Telephone number while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction Yours Faithfully, PRINCE STANLEY THEMBA.(For the Family)
NOTE: PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN MY COUNTRY ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm
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