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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • mr_martins_kevin@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Martin Kevins" <martinkevins@bigmir.net>
Reply-To: mr_martins_kevin@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 01:26:02 -0700
Subject: FROM MARTIN KEVINS


FROM MARTINS KEVIN
ADDRESS NO 19 MADALA AVENUE
TWISST STREET JOHNNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
Email mr_martins_kevin@yahoo.co.uk



Dear;Friend
I am Mr. Martins Kevin I got you contact courtesy ofSouth Africa
network-on-line at the South African chamber of commerce. During the war
waged against the
farmers in Zimbabwe,I have been in charge of my father's estate worth
$60,000,000.00 since he was killed and mother left paralyzed on the
25th of November 2002 by agents
of the state targeting opposition party financiers in Zimbabwe. They
thereafter forced us to go into hiding in South Africa as asylum seekers.

The estate include fiscal cash of $10, 000,000.00, TEN MILLION DOLLARS)
which is part of proceeds from sale of our inherited grand father's tobacco
Business, our own horse farm, car garage and fast food franchise, all in
Zimbabwe, others are Estate
properties and shares in a multi-national company in two countries in
Europe.

We seek better living conditions and improved health care for my mother
overseas as we are not getting them here being prohibited immigrants. Terms
of your reward
will be discussed between you and our lawyer should you decide to help us
relocate to your country.

I am Martins kevin from Zimbabwe. Contact me for a more elucidated
explanation.

Your sincerely,
Best regard
Martins Kevin

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