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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • edmore1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: edmore_moyo@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 17:33:57 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Remain=20bless=20as=20you=20come=20to=20my=20aid?=

Urgent Message From Edmore Moyo.Please kindly call me for us to talk things
out on how to proceed
E-mail:edmore1@yahoo.fr
Tel:0022507046466

Dearest one,

Don't be surprised to receive this letter from me since you don't know me
in person. For the purpose of introduction I am Mr.Edmore Moyo from Zimbabwe
the son of Chief Megan Moyo who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe
by the agents of the ruling government of President ROBERT MUGABE for his
alleged support and sympathy for the opposition MDC PARTY led by the minority
white famers.

My father was among the few black Zimbawean rich famers murdered in cold
blood by the war vetrans backed by the government. Before the death of my
father, he went Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire to deposit the sum of US$13.5M with
one of the banks in Abidjan, as if he knew the looming danger in ZIMBABWE.

The money was deposited in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan for purchase
of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new
farms in Lesotho and Swaziland. This Land problem arose when President Robert
Mugabe introduced a new land act Which wholly affects the white rich farmers
and some few blacks vehemently condemned the "Modus operandi" adopted by
the government.

This resulted to rampart killing and Mob actions.I am staying in Abidjan
as an Asylum seeker, I have decided to transfer this money to a foreign
country where we can invest it. I am faced with the dilemma of investing
this amount of money in Abidjan Africa for fear of encountering the same
experience in future since both countries have the same political policy/law
does not allow investment hence I am seeking for an asylum or refugees.

I must let you know that this business is 100% risk free and the nature
of your business does not necessary matter. So if you are willing to assist
me , I have agreed to give you 25% of the total money,70% will be for me
,the remaining 5% will be mapped out for all expenses, we might incur during
the transaction .

Therefore if you are willing and interested to render the needed assistance,
endeavor to reply through urgently for imediate action to commence.I also
need your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Remember
that this is highly confidential and success of this business depends on
how secret it is kept.

Expecting your reply soonest.
Best regards,
(Edmore Moyo ).

N/B.PLEASE I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN SEND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE,MOBILE
NUMBER TO INDICATE YOUR INTRESTING IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I AM ALSO APPOLOGIES
FOR BRINGING TO YOU THIS MASSEGE THROUGH MAIL DUE TO MY REFUGE STATUS HERE.
PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW AND
CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS(edmore1@yahoo.fr)
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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