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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.
  • johnmoyo_00019@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john moyo <johnmoyo_00019@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 09:50:48 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS CONTRACT RELATIONSHIP




BUSINESS CONTRACT RELATIONSHIP Sir,
I am Mr. John Moyo, Director, project implementation with South Africa 2010 Fifa World Cup Working Committee and a member of the Contract Tenders Board (CTB) of the above COMMITTEE.
Your esteemed address was reliably introduced to me at the South Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry in my search for a reliable individual/ company who can handle a strictly confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a reasonable sum of money to a foreign account, this amount of money is a total sum of US$33,500,000.00 (Thirty Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), already extracted from Mobilization Fee mapped out for various contracts awarded by this Committee. As a result of over-invoicing masterminded by me and my colleagues the money is now floating in the suspense account of the Federal Reserve Bank of South Africa awaiting claim by Foreign Partner which status we now want you to assume. Now is the optimum period to consummate this transaction. Following the presidential directive to all your personal/company‘s account. In my last meeting with the officials involved, it was unanimously agreed that 25% of the total sum will be given to you. 70% will be for I and my colleagues. While 5% will be used to reimburse the expenses that may be incurred in the processing of the transfer. I assure you the transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded every arrangement to protect the interest of every one involved. Likewise, all modalities for the successful transfer of this money has been worked out with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Reserve Bank of South Africa to facilitate the remittance of this money to your designated account.
However. I would want to believe that you are honest enough and will not raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of the transaction, more importantly; you will keep this transaction very confidential so as not to tarnish the confidence reposed on this official by the Government of South Africa.
Meanwhile, your immediate response will be highly appreciated. Please, treat this information as confidential.
Best regards,Mr: John Moyo.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL PLEASE REPLY THROUGH johnmoyo_00019@hotmail.com
or
TEL: + 27-737-823-764.
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