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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:
  • "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. )
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • victormamboo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "victor1001@terra.es" <victor1001@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:22:05 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Contact me on this email ( victormamboo@yahoo.com ).


FROM;MR.VICTOR MAMBO
EMAIL;victormamboo@yahoo.com

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
I do recognize the surprise this urgent but confidential letter will bring =
to you especially as it came from a stranger, but rest assured that it came=
with the best of intentions. First, I must introduce myself. I am Mr.Victo=
r Mambo, from FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA and my father was the former Spec=
ial adviser to the Ex-PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBER=
IA. I got your address and other details from the International Chamber of =
Commerce here in South Africa.
=20
I must apologize for taking some of your valuable time to explain a proposa=
l that I believe will be of utmost benefit to both of us. I am consulting y=
ou on behalf of my Late Father Who deposited huge sum of money amounting to=
($32.5 MILLION US DOLLARS}in a trunk-box,with a security company here in j=
ohannesburg,south Africa as a family tressure. which was intended for the p=
urchase of war equipment, but due to the fact that we are currently in ASYL=
UM in South Africa. I decided that I urgently look for a foreign partner, w=
ho could help us immediately claim and invest this funds, as the western wo=
rld most especially the united states of America is demanding that Ex-PRESI=
DENT CHARLES TAYLOR OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA should be tried at the i=
nternational war crime tribunal in HAGUES.=20
=20
When my father saw that in nomuch time there administration will be going d=
own We made arrangement and transferred the money through diplomatic means =
to South Africa , where we are presently living in exile as an asylum seeke=
r but unfortunately,my father died of heart attack after a few months of ex=
ile in South Africa and automatically, I came in total control of the said =
money as the only surviving son, my mother and two younger sisters. Upon ou=
r arrival in South Africa after due consideration, we deposited the money w=
ith a Security Company for security reasons. The actual content was not dis=
closed to them (Security Company) pending when we see a trustworthy person =
who will assist us in transferring this money to his account outside South =
Africa, as the
strict Monetary Laws here do not allow asylum seekers certain financial rig=
hts.

I shall be most grateful if you can assist me accomplish this transaction a=
nd hoping too that you will remain trustworthy. For your efforts and
assistance, I have agreed to give you 20% of the total sum while 5% will be=
set aside for all the expenses incurred in the course of this transaction.=
The rest
of the 75% will be for my family investment in your country.=20
=20
Please, note that I have made arrangements for a successful deal. As such, =
the only thing I ask from you is total assistance to transfer this money,
complete trust and assurance that my own part of the money will be safe whe=
n transferred to your account. I would also wish you kept this proposal hig=
hly
confidential and secret considering my father=E2=80=99s position before his=
death and the source of the money.If you are interested in assisting me, p=
lease contact
me through the above email as soon as possible.=20
=20
victormamboo@yahoo.com

Thanking you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.=20
Yours faithfully,
MR.VICTOR MAMBO.
=20
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