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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)
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • aaronzuma001@yahoo.co.in
  • aaronzuma001@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: "Aaron Zuma" <aaronzuma@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:08:40 +0000
Subject: Assistance Request?

>From aaron zuma
Private email bag:aaronzuma001@yahoo.co.in

Dear Sir/madam,

I am Mr. aaron zuma from zimbabwe in southern Africa,i am 27 years of age. I
am an orphan now,I lost my father and family members a couple of months ago.

My father was a serving director of the exporting board in Zimbabwe
until/before his death during the white farmers invasion of our farm lands
in bulawayo,And this was due to the fact that he did not support president
mugabe,s movement for democratic change party.He was assassinated last year
january 2005 due to the following political uprising.

Before his death he had in a private security company in south Africa funds
up to the tune of US$5.5million(five million,five hundred thousand united
states dollars) which he deposited as family treasures

I want you to do me a favour to receive this fund to a safe account in your
country or any safer place as the benificiary.

I have plans to do investment in your country,in any areas you deem
suitable for the fund,may be industrial production.

This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to
assist me indicate your interest in replying soonest to my private email
bag:aaronzuma001@yahoo.co.in

Thanks and best regards.

aaron zuma.

P.S:In your reply please email your private telephone/fax numbers
so as to develop a voice contcat

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