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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27781617199 (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.
  • mr.phillipjaja2006@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.GLADIS JAJA" <mrsgladjaja107@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:22:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.


Dear Sir/Madam,

With due respect, trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I believe, it would 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.

I am Mrs.Gladis Jaja the wife of (late) Mr. Christopher Jaja of Zimbabwe. During the current war against farmers in Zimbabwe and from the support of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our country, all the white farmers were ordered to surrender their farms to his party members and his followers. My husband who was one of the best farmers in our country and treasury of the farmer’s co-operation did not support our president idea, so the party members invaded my husband’s farms and burnt everything in the farm, killed my husband and made away with a lot of items in the farm.

After the death of my husband, my family and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe because of our lives were in danger. Before the death of my husband, he deposits the sum of US$18.2M (Eighteen Million Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in one of the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much demurrage from Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for his farms and established of new farm in Swaziland.

So if you consider this proposal, we have agreed to give you 25% of the Total sum for helping us to move this money out of South Africa and 75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country. All I want is for you to furnish me your details and your personal phone and fax numbers and your email address for easy communication.

Finally, as soon as you have indicated your interest and capability to handle this transaction then my son will details you the modality.

Please contact my son PHILLIP on below telephone number and email address;

TEL: +27-78-161-7199 EMAIL: mr.phillipjaja2006@gmail.com
Best Regards,

Mrs.Gladis Jaja.
(For The Family)




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