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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:
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +27735020460 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "furrow engmann" <furrow_engmann@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:55:38 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FURROW AGRIC PRODUCTS
MANDELA HIGHWAY
EAST RAND 678
JOHANNESBURG-SOUTH-AFRICA
PHONE +27-73-5020-460


DEAR TYCHO


URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.


I WISH TO USE THIS OPPOURTUNITY TO CONTACT YOU ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS
PROPOSAL.IAM FROM THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION.
IAM HINLA THE SON OF FURROW EDWARD THE

MAN THAT OWNS FURRROW FARMS BULAWAYO ZIMBABWE .RIGHTNOW IAM IN SOUTH AFRICA
WITH MY MOTHER WHO DIRECTED ME TO CONTACT AN OVERSEA PARTNER WHO CAN ASSIST
US TRANSFER OUR FAMILY FUND WHICH WAS DEPOSITED IN A PRIVATE SECURITY AND
FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN JOHANNESBURG.THE PROBLEM OF PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE
DRIVED EVERY FARMER OUT OF ZIMBABWE.
I AND MY MOTHER DEPOSITED 20.5 MILLIION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO A SECURITY
COMPANY.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING US TRANFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR
PRIVATE ACCOUNT WITH THE FULL PROMISE OF KEEPING THIS TRANSACTION SECRET
PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THE ABOVE NUMBER OR ADDRESS ABOVE.YOU ARE FREE TO ASK
MORE QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO THIS TRANSACTION, I AND MY MOTHER HAVE AGRRED
TO GIVE 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM WHEN THE TRANSACTION IS COMPLETED.WHILE 5% WILL
BE MAPPED OUT FOR ANY INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL EXPENSES THAT WILL OCCURE DURING
TRANSACTION,WHILE 75% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY MOTHER FOR ESTABLIHMENT OF
COMPANIES IN YOUR COUNTRY.THE SITUATION WE ARE FACING HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA
AS REFUGEE IS NOT GOOD IN TERMS OF THE CONSTITUTION.WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO HAVE
ANY FINANCIAL TRANSACTION HERE THATS WHY YOU ARE CONTACTED TO STAND FOR US
AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS MONEY IN THE SECURITY COMPANY.THIS TRANSACTION IS
RISK FREE .

HINLA FURROW
FOR THE FAMILY.

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