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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)
  • "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)
  • "transaction is 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.
  • munaboedith@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MUNABO EDITH <munaboedith03@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <munaboedith@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:03:38 +0100
Subject: CRY FOR HELP



DEAR SIR/MADAM, 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 MUNABO KABBIBA the first son of DR RUBAIN KABBIBA who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through network online hence decided to write you. Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Benin Republic West Africa to deposit the sum of US$10.5Million(Ten million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars), in one 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 Zimbabwean 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 Little Sister who are currently staying in Republic of Benin decided to transfer my father’s money to foreign account sine the law of Benin Republic prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the teritorial zone of Benin Republic. As the eldest son of my father, I am saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign patiner who will help us and get this money out from Benin Republic here.This money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who are Sent on taking everything we have got. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money inBenin Republic for fear of what is going on in the Benin Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such investment for an asylum seeker. As a businessman, who I have to entrust my future and of my little Sister in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me and my little Sister all I want you to do for me is to make arrangements on how you will contact the securite company here, so that they will release and deliver or transfer the money to you. This money I intend to use for investment. I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your time and responsibilities for this transaction.Or you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel free to notify me I have also mapped out 10% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 20% of the money while the remaining 70% will be for my investment in your country. I am willing and ready to send to you the CERTIFICATE of DEPOSIT that my last father used in depositing the above mentioned amount in the securite company, both the contact address of the securite company for you to contact them and know from them how you will get this money out from their office as soon as you reply me back. Contact me with the above E-mail munaboedith@yahoo.co.uk while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction. Yours Faithfully, Munabo And My Sister Edith.May God Bless You As You Respond.
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