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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +27833364560 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27782854456 (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.
  • michaelndolouve13@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • michaelndolouve14@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael Ndolouve" <michaelndolouve13@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:02:33 -0700
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE PLEASE


From: Mr. Michael Ndolouve
1 kozter Street,
Johnnesburg, South Africa
TEL: + 27 83 336 4560
Fax: +27 78 285 4456
Email: michaelndolouve13@gmail.com

Dear Sir

With due respect, trust and humanity, I write to you this proposal, which I
believe you will be of great interest to you. I found your contact while I
was doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable
foreign partner that will assist my family and I to transfer this fund to
his companies or private account.

I am Mr. Michael Ndolouve The son of late Matine Ndolouve who was a member
of the farmer's co-operation in Zimbabwe. My father was among the few rich
black farmers that was murdered in cold blood by the President Robert
Mugabe's admistration during the land dispute that just happened in
Zimbabwe. After the death of my father we decided to move out of Zimbabwe
because our living were in danger because of the huge amount of money that
my father deposited in his hidden safe in our house the amount contained in
the safe was US$ 18,500,000,00 (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only).

This money was made for the purchase of mechanical and chemicals for the
new farm establishment in Swaziland, we moved to South Africa and deposited
this money in a private Security Company in a box as valuables belonging to
our foreign partner pending when we see somebody that will assist us for
safety of our family and for the confidentiality of this transaction.

We are residing presently in South Africa as a refugees (asylum seeker) and
as such the law of South Africa does not permit us to operate or open any
bank account here in South Africa or be involve in any financial transaction
that is why we are contacting you to assist us in this transaction.

We are ready to offer you 30% of the total amount for the inconveniences
this might cost you and for accepting to assist us, while 5% also will be
mapped out for any expenses that might occur during the process of the
transaction, the remaining 65% will be for my investment in your country or
any other part of the World which you will assist me to invest this money.

Contact me on the above phone and fax numbers indicating your interest as
soon as possible on receiving your acceptance I shall be glad to give you
more clarifications on the modalities needed for the smooth and successful
completion of this transaction.

I will appreciate your quick response.

Thanks and God bless you,
Mr. Michael Ndolouve
Email: michaelndolouve14@gmail.com

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