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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • patrickbuderfamily02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3dpatrickbuderfamily02@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: FROM MR PATRICK BUDER <patrickbuder01@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 10:43:50 +0200
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE


FROM PATRICK BUDER=20

TEL 27- 73-44-03-680

* Email;* patrickbuderfamily02@yahoo.com [http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.com/m=
c/compose=3Fto=3Dpatrickbuderfamily02@yahoo.com]

=20

URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE=20

Attention: - Managing Director/CEO


I know you may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do no=
t know me personally; for purpose of introduction, I am *PATRICK BUDER* th=
e first son of *MICHEAL BUDER* who was recently murdered in the land dispu=
te in Zimbabwe. I got your contact from world online in profile search ser=
vices of South Africa chamber of commerce and industry in my search for re=
liable individual or company to assist me in this transfer business transa=
ction.

=20

Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit =
the sum of *US$25Million (twenty five million United States Dollars*), in =
one the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Z=
imbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much de=
murrage from Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of n=
ew machines and chemicals for the farms and established of new farm in Swa=
ziland.

This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe introdu=
ce a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and =
some few blacks farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action b=
y Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot=
of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my fath=
er was one of the victim.

=20

It is against this background that, my family and I who are currently stay=
ing in South Africa decided to transfer my fathers money to foreign accoun=
t since the laws of South Africa prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to ope=
n any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction througho=
ut the territorial zone South Africa. As the eldest son of my father, I am=
saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where=
this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government wh=
o are bent on taking everything we have got. The South African government =
seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma of invest=
ing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going through the sam=
e experience in future since both countries have similar political history=
. Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such =
investment for an asylum seeker.

=20

As a businessman, who I have to entrust my future and of my family in his =
hands, I must let you know that this transaction is risk free. If you acce=
pt to assist my family and I, all I want you to do for me is to make arran=
gements and come to Johannesburg South Africa, so that you can open a non-=
resident account which will aid us in transferring the money into any acco=
unt you will nominate overseas. This money I intend to use for investment.=


=20

I have two options for you; firstly you can choose to have certain percent=
age of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or you =
can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of th=
e money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel free to noti=
fy me I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses in=
curred in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a partners=
hip I am willing to give you 25% of the money while the remaining 70% will=
be for my investment in your country.

Contact me with the above E-mail while I implore you to maintain the absol=
ute secret required in this transaction.

=20

NB If you are really sure of your integrity, reply me through my alternati=
ve email box (patrickbuderfamily02@yahoo.com [http://us.mc457.mail.yahoo.c=
om/mc/compose=3Fto=3Dpatrickbuderfamily02@yahoo.com]) for more detailed inform=
ation.

=20

Yours Faithfully,

=20

*PATRICK BUDER* * [for the family]*


=09
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Homepage mit eigenem Namen. Jetzt starten! *http://unddu.de/=3Fkid=3Dkid@mf2* =
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