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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • susan_b_guuuu@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SUSAN SHABANGU" <sbgu50@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:09:11 +0100
Subject: PLEASE, READ MY MESSAGE AND RESPOND TO ME.


Compliments of the day!



*WEBSITE: http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html (Read the full
story here)
*
I am MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU, the wife of MR. ROBERT SHABANGU who was recently
murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. My late husband was among the few
black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agents of ruling
Government of the President Robert Mugabe for not supporting the Land reform
program. Before his death, he had taken me to Johannesburg, South Africa to
deposit the sum of *(7,000,000.00 MILLION) Great Britain Pounds
Sterling) *realized
from *25 years* of Farming in Zimbabwe with a Commercial Bank as if he knew
the looming danger in Zimbabwe. Please try to contact me on this
*E-Mail*Address:
* susan_b_guuuu@hotmail.com* as soon as possible. Endeavor to keep this
transaction very private and confidential. You will earn 30% of the fund as
commission for handling the transaction.

Best regards,


* MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
Kanonberg Lifestyle Estate Email Service
www.kanonberg.co.za*

Read also my personal web page since I work for the Government and the more
reason why I needed your assistance and for everything to be strictly
confidential*:*



*A. (http://www.info.gov.za/leaders/depmin/safesec.htm)*

*B. (http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id66)*

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