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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "offshore account" (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.
  • mrsmagrethlambert@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INFO ADMIN <info@zimlot.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:03:51 -0400
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP' FROM MRS. MAGRETH LAMBERT




FROM MRS. MAGRETH LAMBERT
100 high street Eden vale
JohannesburgSouth Africa.
contact: 00277 3577 0580
DEAR FRIEND,

I NEED YOUR HELP
I apologize for inconveniences this may bring especially coming from complete strangers.
However, it is an urgent call for assistance as our ugly (circumstance) predicaments here compelled our action. Our introduction will provide a foundation for this relationship as your contactis courtesy of ours in South Africa via JOHANNESBURG WORLD TRADE CENTER.

I am MRS. MAGRETH LAMBERT THE WIFE OF LATE PEDRO LAMBERT an UZZI farmers affected by President Mug Abe's land reform act which is depriving us of rights in all facets.

Hence this mail for your urgent assistance as we desire to invest outside South Africa and to relocate our fund through a reputable but reliable banking facilities for safe keeping pending our arrival for investments. Hence this mail for your perusal. Our total fund is USD$21.3 million (Twenty-One million three hundred thousand united state dollars) presently secured in Johannesburg-South Africa.

Here in South Africa, we have secured the services of a top Reserve bank executive who is very willing to assist us relocate this fund into any offshore account we provide especially with our offer (pledge) of $500,000 to him redeemable immediately after successful transfer of fund.
He indicated that transfer will be via SWIFT (T/T) through their payment Agency in EUROPE as contract payment.

He has promised to outline the modalities upon our securing offshore contact. Therefore, let us present you as our friend (Technical Partner) and beneficiary.

We have resolved to offer our technical partner (you) 20% of the total amount and additional ten (10%) of all profits from subsequent investments.

You will be appointed our "Fund Manager" during investments. Therefore kindly help us as we are facing untold hardship here.

Please clarify the followings:



1.Would taxation be much in your country as we desire a low/free tax zone?
2 What other lucrative businesses would you suggest as we intend Real Estate, tourism or still our farming business investment?
3. What are your Government incentives to foreign investors in your locality?
4. Can you be able to purchase Houses and obtain residential documents for our families to settle in your locality?

We hope and believing that you will be sincere enough and of good assistance to us in this issue.
Please contact me through this email adress: mrsmagrethlambert@gmail.com<mailto:mrsmagrethlambert@gmail.com> and give a call to my son (MR COLLINS LAMBERT) on the above telephone number and kindly provide me with your private (mobile) telephone/Fax numbers for easy and confidential contact.

We will update you on the modalities of transfer as soon as we obtain information from our banker. And you can also read more about the Zimbabwe problems from the site below.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi /world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi /world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi /world/africa/1063785.stm



God bless you,
MRS. MAGRETH LAMBERT

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