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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • frankjames_03@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank@frankjames.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:26:08 +0100 (CET)
Subject: LETS WORKS TOGETHER WITH TRUST...PLEASE BE NICE TO US.


JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
URGENT RESPONSE FOR BUSINESS TRANSFER
ATTN: THE PRESIDENT / C.E.O.

Emailto:frankjames_03@yahoo.it
Dear Sir / Madam
My name is FRANK JAMES,the first son of the late MARK.J.JAMES.I am 19 years old on the 15th decmber 2006; my father MARK.J.JAMES is a great farmer in Zimbabwe.

It might be a surprise for you to receive this letter from me and most especially where I got your contact address.

I got your contact information from Global Trade Agent under the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industrial in Pretoria.

During the current crisis against the farmers in Zimbabwe by the supporters of President Robert Mugabe to claim all white owned farms in the country, he ordered all white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and his supporters, my father was one of the white farmers and opposed the president actions towards the white farms.
My father was at the same time killed on the process of fighting back the invaders. After two months I lost my mother and the president gave order to confiscate all our properties including the farmland.

After the incident, my younger brother and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe to South Africa for the safety of our lives.

My late father told me on his bedside about a finance company,in which all the relevant ocuments (depository agreement) was handed over to me by him to go ahead and transfer this money out of the country for investment.
The total amount is US$10.2million (TEN million two hundred thousand United States Dollars) was lodged into STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA .

Due to our president status in South Africa and the nature by which we entered South Africa we do not reserve the right to operate or maintain a foreign dominated account as refugees.

For your kindness I agree to give you 30%, 10% is set aside for expenses incur during the process of this transaction.

Please I need your advice as an elderly person.
Please contact me with the above Emailto:frankjames_03@yahoo.it

Therefore,to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, give me your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where in the money will be remitted.

This transaction is 100% risk free.

Best regards
FRANK JAMES

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