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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • felixchirumba_905@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Felix Chirumba <felixchirumba_902@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: felixchirumba_905@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 18:48:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND, YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED


Dear Sir/ Madam,
YOU ARE ADVICE TO REACH ME ON (felixchirumba_905@yahoo.co.uk)

I believe that my letter meet you in good health a sound state of mind, may I ask for your permission to introduce myself.
I am Mr. Felix Chirumba from Zimbabwe; a chief accountant with standard bank plc, as well as personal accountant to mr. david a national australian.
I strongly believe that you might have had the invent that toke place in the year 2000 to 2003 so called (LAND REFORM PROGRAM) which almost clear all the entire foreigner life, during this program my client an his family was among the victims of those whose life were lost, ever since then the whole plight had been escalated.
I am contacting you because my client deposited some money valued five million united state dollars (5,000 000.00) in my bank with out stating his next of kin in the file deposit.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / will beneficiary to the decease since you have the same last name, so that the proceed of this amount valued five million united state dollars (5 000 000.00) can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in this percentage 60 % for me and 40% to you.
Out of dept do I cary for your understanding if only you could remove dought we will make it
I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me for further correspondence with this email address (felixchirumba_905@yahoo.co.uk) and provide me the following information to enable us see this transaction through.
Date of Birth:_____________________________________
Home Address:____________________________________
Private Email:_____________________________________
Office Address;____________________________________
Telephone NO:____________________________________
Fax Number:______________________________________
Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.
Best Regard.
Felix Chirumba (ESQ)





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