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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:
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "contract review panel" (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 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.
  • markdjemba@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Markus Djemba <markdjemba1@netscape.net>
Reply-To: markdjemba@netscape.net
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:46:19 +0100
Subject: Re:response


Mr. Markus Djemba
Email: markdjemba@netscape.net

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

First, I must solicit your strict confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential. We are top officials of the Republic of Namibia Contract Review Panel who are interested in importation of goods into our country with funds amounting to US$35,500,000.00(Thirty five Million five hundred United States Dollars) which are presently held in suspense with the regulatory Bank of my country.

Our duties include evaluation, vetting approvals for payment for the construction of Silicon mines and smelter complex in my country by foreign firms. By virtue of our position in Government, these contracts were with intent over invoiced to the tune of US$35,500,000.00(Thirty five Million five hundred United States Dollars) to enable my committee benefit from the projects. This over invoiced amount has been tied to a particular aspect of the contract that has been satisfactorily executed and inspected as the firms are presently securing payment from my Ministry, where our Board is in charge of all foreign contract payment approval and recommendation to the paying bank.

As a civil servant still in active government service, we are forbidden by law to operate an account outside the shores of Namibia. Hence this message to you seeking your assistance so as to enable me present you as a beneficiary of contractual claims alongside that of the other contractors, to enable us transfer the difference of US$35,500,000.00 (Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into an account that will be nominated by you.

On actualization, the fund will be disbursed as stated below:
20% to be allocated to you
80% due us.

All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth actualization of the transaction within the next few working days of commencement. For further details as to the workability of this transaction, please reach me as soon as possible for further clarification. Please, send an email to me on markdjemba@netscape.net

Kindly expedite action, as we are behind schedule, to enable us embrace this transfer in the first batch which would constitute the first payment quarter for the 2006 fiscal year.

Thank you while I await your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Markus Djemba.

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