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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "the consignment" (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 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +27732201736 (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.
  • monicaelsworth1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Monica Elsworth <monicaelsworthfa4@msn.com>
Reply-To: <monicaelsworth11@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:05:05 +0000
Subject: THANK YOU




>From Mrs. Monica Elsworth
Email;monicaelsworth1@hotmail.com

TEL:+27-73-220-1736
Glendoven Farms
Zimbabwe.

Compliment

INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

I am well confident of your capability of executing this transaction for the mutual benefit of both families, believing that you will not expose or betray the trust and confident I am about to repose to you.
I am contacting you with the greatest delight and personal respect. I am Mrs. Monica Elsworth, the wife of late Dr. Dennis Elsworth, we used to work in three tobacco farms in Chipping together with my late husband that was murdered by the forces loyal to President Robert Mugabe due to their support in acquiring his land and property during the crisis in Zimbabwe last year. Which continued and led to the lost of several lives of foreign (white) farmers as reported on cable network news (CNN) and by the British broadcasting Corporation (BCC).
I got your contact courtesy of the South African chamber of commerce and Industry business Directory here in Johannesburg private research for a reliable person, for partnership investment overseas. Believing you are sincere and trustworthy person and of transparent honesty and capable of handling this transaction to the best of your knowledge on assisting my son and I, in transferring the sum of US$ 11,500, 000.00. (Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only), into a foreign account for safe keeping pending on arrival to your country for our investment plan.
You may need to know how this fund originated. The sum was inherited from my late husband who was assassinated by Robert Mugabe's aides in view of acquiring his land and property. I got to know of this fund when our family lawyer, approached me few months ago with some documents that my late husband had filed with him in the file, I realized that my late husband (blessed memory) has written "will" which he specifically pointed my attention and I quote.
My darling wife, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$11,500, 000.00 (Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand United state dollars) which I deposited with a security company in South Africa . All documents concerning the fund is filed with our family lawyer and you can make lay claim of the fund in case of my absence on earth only by death. I made an agreement with the Security Company that my foreign partner will stand as a beneficiary to lay claim of the money.
The beneficiary will come forward to make claim of the consignment. Dr. Dennis Elsworth, my late husband advised me through my lawyer, that incase if he dies that I should look for a foreigner who will stand as the beneficiary of the fund so that the fund will be transfer to his or her account for partnership investment.
>From the above you can understand that my future especially that of my son depends strongly on this money. I will like you to assist us in transferring this money into your account for investment. You can contact my son Christopher in South Africa on
TEL:+27-73-220-1736 email;monicaelsworth1@hotmail.com for more details, as he has been to South Africa to arrange with some bankers that will assist in this transfer. I am interested in any business you think can be very viable in your country as long as the business will not fail me because the lives of me and my son depends on this money

For your assistance in this regard, it will interest you to know that we will be willing to come to terms with you regarding your reward for helping us actualize this matter. It is equally important to state here that considering the nature of this matter, we will require that it is handled most discreetly. Kindly contact us using the above particulars upon receipt of this letter for execution details and other necessary discussions. Your private phone and fax number will be needed for easier communication thank you in anticipation of your trusted and genuine assistance I remain,

Yours Sincerely,
Monica Elsworth (Mrs.)
Email;monicaelsworth1@hotmail.com
TEL:+27-73-220-1736

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