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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +27739519999 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866039794 (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.
  • jmoyo01@webmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: "johnmoyo04@webmail.co.za" <johnmoyo22@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 04:35:22 -0700
Subject: RE:SOS FROM ZIMBABWE URGENT REPLY NEEDED


With Compliments From
Mr John Moyo
LIBERTY BLD,2nd Floor
Germiston,Johannesburg 4180,
Republic Of South Africa
Tel: +27 73 951 9999
Fax: +27 86 603 9794
Email jmoyo01@webmail.co.za

Dear Sir/Madam,

See Attached for your Perusal a valuable information about the political
uprisings in Zimbabwe as a result evil dictatorship of the president
Mr-Robert Mugagbe.
He have manupulated the economy of the Zimbabwe and killed innocent citizens
and right now have been fighting international communities to this respect.


To this repect,some of the citizens who have fled to South Africa for
greener pastures and survivor have been molested and killed by Angry
criminal and Xenophobic South African


Looking forward to your fervent response and consideration.



Regards


Mr. J. Moyo
Tel: +27 73 951 9999
Fax: +27 86 603 9794
Email jmoyo01@webmail.co.za

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