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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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • +27837153743 (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.
  • davidjamesfamily@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David James Family <davidjamesfamily110@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <davidjamesfamily@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:40:33 +0200
Subject: FAMILY ASSISTANCE.




>From David James Family.Direct Telephone number:+27-83-715-3743Family private fax number:+27-86-603-4347Private Email:davidjamesfamily@hotmail.comAddress:No 47 Mandela Avenue Santon Johannesburg South Africa Attn:Sir/Madam

How are you today? I know you may be surprised to receive this letter. But since you don't know me in person for the purpose of introduction, I am Mr David James, the son of late Mr Benjamin James. I got your contact through the South African Business Manual in my search for a trusted partner to do business with and I assure you that nobody knows about this transaction.

Before the death of my father,he took me to Johannesburg City to deposit the sum of US$12.5 Million (Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a private Security /Finance Company, when He foresees the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and also for the establishment of a new farm in Swaziland. My late father was one of the best farmers in our country. The land disputes started when our President Mr.Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers in our country.

for the purpose of acquiring all the white-owned farms to his party members and followers, He ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and followers, this resulted to many killings by Zimbabwe war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, my father was one of his victims, because he was totally against President Mugabe's ideas. It is on this background that I am currently staying in South Africa as a refugee,I and my family decided to transfer my father’s inherited money to a foreign country since the laws of South Africa prohibits refugees to have a bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zones of South Africa.

Please, I need your assistance to transfer this fund to your trusted bank account. For your assistance, I and my family have agreed to give you 35% of the total sum, while 5% is mapped out to re-imburse every expenses that would be incurred in the cause of actualizing this transaction and 60% will be for me and my family business investments in your country.

Please note that this transaction is 100% risk-free, as I have made every necessary arrangements for a successful deal.The ONLY thing I solicit from you is total cooperation, complete trust and assurance that my family own share will be safe when transferred to your bank account in your country.Please kindly keep this business proposal strictly confidential for security reasons.

Finally If you are interested to assist me and my family kindly call me or send me reply via my phone number +27-83-715-3743 & email address davidjamesfamily@hotmail.com and do send me your private telephone and fax numbers for easy and smooth communication with each other.

Thanks and God bless while waiting for your urgent response. Yours Sincerely Mr.David JamesFor the family.
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