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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
• 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.
  • koko_mary1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Mary Koko KHUMALO <marykoko@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: koko_mary1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:58:02 +0200
Subject: from mary


HUMBLY REQUEST FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE (PLEASE).
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS: ( koko_mary1@yahoo.com)
Dear Sir,
It will be a surprise to you receiving this letter today,though we have
not met or transact business before.I got your contact via internet,
and then I decided to request for your kind assistance to me as a
foreign partner for this transaction, which is
going to profit both of us.Meanwhile, I would like to introduce myself
before
=
moving more further, I am Mary Koko KHUMALO the Daughter of Dr.Koko
KHUMALO. I
will be 21 years by November this year.
My father Dr. Koko KHUMALO deals with gold and diamond and was the
Chief
Accountant of a Gold Mining Industry in Kimberly- South Africa before
he
past away some few months ago. Knowing fully well that South Africa
being
a country rich in Gold and Diamond, my late father who was rich and
famous before he past away entrusted me as his only daughter. He told
me on his bed side in hospital with confidence where he
deposited a huge amount of money with a Finance institution in Europe
and for save keeping, and which all the relevant documents was handed
over to me by him to go- ahead and transfer this money out of the
financial instutution for investment.
The total amount of US$ 7.2 Million Dollars was lodged into a Financal
institutionin a Europe by my late father.I decided to contact you as a
foreign partner that will assist me transfer this money into your
personal or companies account pending my arrival in your company. I
have
decide to compensate/give you 15% of the total amount for your
assistance, which you are going to render in this transaction.You
should
bear in mind that this business is100% risk free to both parties but
should be treate confidential
to avoid any diversion during its process.
I would like you to contact me on my email immediately you receive this
mail but security agency in South Africa monitoring all international
call. Please get back to me through email, so we will discuss the whole
process for the transferring of the money, this will take 7 (Seven)
working
days from the day I get your reply.I don't want you to betray the
confidence
I have in you although we never met each other before.
Best regards,
Mary

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