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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:
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +27833421375 (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.
  • jeromismith1414@yahoo.co.uk
  • taylorfamily1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 20taylorfamily1@myway.com
  • smithjeromifamily1922@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: lovina taylor <lovina_taylor@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:44:50 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT: CONTACT MY SON INVETMENT ASSISTANCE




FROM: Mrs.Lovina Taylor
CONTACT: My Son Michael<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

*TEL* [http://uk.f230.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=smithjeromi1973@yahoo.comTLE]: +27 833 421 375.
[http://uk.f230.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Email+jeromismith1414@yahoo.co.uk]*Email taylorfamily1@myway.com* [mailto:Email%20taylorfamily1@myway.com] <o:p></o:p>

Dear Sir\Madam.

*You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally; I am Mrs. Lovina TAYLOR the wife of Mr. PHILIP TAYLOR who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe last Two Years. I got your contact through world network online and your company profile, hence I decided to write to you. Before the death of my husband, he had taken my son MICHAEL to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region> to deposit the sum of US$ 32.7m (Thirty Two Million Seven Hundred <st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> Dollars), in one of the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zimbabwe</st1:place></st1:country-region>. **

**This money was deposited in a box as a family property to avoid much demurrage from Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and established of new farm in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Swaziland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act reform which affected the rich white farmers and some few blacks’ farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people was killed because of this land reformed Act for which my husband was one of the victim. **

**It is against this background that my son Michael who is currently staying in <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region> decided to transfer my husband money to foreign account since the law of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region> denied a refugee (asylum seeker) not to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of South Africa. *<o:p></o:p>

*I am saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign partner who can assist my son with his personal/company's account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent from taking everything we had. The South African government seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region> for fear of going through the same experience in future since both countries have similar political history. *<o:p></o:p>

*Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such investment as an asylum seeker. As a person, who I have to entrust my future and of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100% free. And upon acceptance of this proposal you are advice to contact my son MICHAEL TAYLOR through the **Email: taylorfamily1@myway.com [http://us.f339.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=smithjeromifamily1922@hotmail.com]** or phone number :( +27 833 421 375.) For more details of the transaction while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecty required in this transaction.*<o:p></o:p>

*I have two options for you; firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership with us for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Whichever way you choose, feel free to notify me; I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of this transaction. *<o:p></o:p>


*If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 25% of the money while the remaining 70% will be for my investment in your country. * <o:p></o:p>

*Best regards and God bless, * <o:p></o:p>

Mrs. Lovina TAYLOR<o:p></o:p>

*Email: * [http://us.f339.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=smithjeromifamily1922@hotmail.com]taylorfamily1@myway.com<o:p></o:p>

*TEL* [http://uk.f230.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=smithjeromi1973@yahoo.comTLE]: +27 833 421 375.) <o:p></o:p>

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