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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +628568813220 (Indonesia, probably a mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: P C Thabo <thaboagency@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:11:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INTERESTED TO INVEST WITH YOU


Patrick Thabo

Phone :+62 8568813220

Dear Sir.

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TERESTED TO INVEST WITH YOU

You
may be suprise to receive this email , despite that we don't know each
other before, well am sorry the way I contacted you based on my
business proposal. Am Mr Patrick Thabo, the first son of=A0 Dr Morgan
Thabo=A0 the former secretary to Movement For Democratic Changes in
Republic Of Zimbabwe. My father was one of the=A0 major leader and a
political philanthropist in my country Zimbabwe that fought against
democratic changes with current tyrant President Robert Mugabe. My late
father was murdered in a cold blood by the militants royal to Mr Mugabe
in the early hour of 12 June 2007 because of his active participation
in the democratic changes in my country Zimbabwe .

Meanwhile
before the incident that lead to my his death ,he secretly told me and
handed over some document that he deposited the sum of US$8 MILLION (
Eight Million United States Dollars) in a private security company in
United Kingdom under the supervison of of his Lawyer in London., which
he kept for his next presidential run=A0 and for our future investment.
Unfortunately, after his death, I moved to Jakarta Indonesia to seek
political Asylum first pending when I find a reliable partner that can
assist me in the investment of the fund in any lucrative business in
the world.

I have no knowledge of investment before and cannot
invest the money here as the government of Indonesia will not allow me
to invest without a partner due to my residential status here as a
refugee.
Am therefore asking that you assist me in transferring the
money for a proper lucrative business in your country=A0 once we ageed to
work together, I will call our family lawyer to instruct the money to
be transferred immediately for the investment., and=A0 we shall negotiate
your percentage in the investment of the total fund.

I awaits your call.
Regards.
Patrick Thabo=0A=0A=0A

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