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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, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +27731916885 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • lindakabunde@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "linda kabunde" <lindakabunde@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:24:14 +0000
Subject: urgent family in need of your help

FROM:MRS LINDA KABUNDE

SUITE 141 JAN SMUTH AVE,
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:+27-73-191-6885
E-mail :lindakabunde@hotmail.com



ATTENTION: Director


FAMILY IN NEED OF HELP


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I know you will be surprised to read from me,but please consider this
letter as a request from a family in the need of your assistance.

First I must introduce myself I am MRS LINDA KABUNDE from ANGOLA.I am the
first and only wife of the late BRIGADIER PAUL KABUNDE.I am presently
Residing in South Africa as refugee with my two children.

I got your contact from South Africa Information Exchange(S.A.I.E)here in
Johannesburg and decided to solicit for your assistance of transfer the
sum of US$15,320,000.00,(FIFTEEN MILLION , Three Hundred and Twenty
Thousand United State Dollars)inherited from my late husbands into your
personal or company's account.

Before my husbands death,he was Brigadier in charge of arms and
ammunition purchase for the Angola Armed Forced.in his "WILL"he
specifically drew
my attention to this sum of U$15,320Million,)which he deposited in a safe
box of a private security company in south African for security reasons.


INFACT MY HUSBAND SAID IN HIS WILL AND QUOTE:-"MY beloved wife,I wish to
draw your attention to the sum of US$15,320,000.00(fifteen million,three
hundred and twenty thousand united state dollars),which I deposited in a
box with a security and finance company in Johannesburg south African incase
of my
absence on earth caused by death only,you should solicit for reliable
foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of south Africa for
investment.


our family lawyer has all the documents.Take good care of your son and
your daughter".From the above,you will understand that the lives and future
of my family depends on this money,we will be very grateful if you can
assist
us.

We are now living in south Africa as political asylum seekers and the
financial laws of south Africa does not allow asylum seeker certain
financial rights to such huge amount of money.In view of this,I cannot
invest this money in south africa,hence I am asking you to assist me
transfer
this money out of south africa for investment purpose, For your efforts we
are prepared to offer you 30%of the total fund, while and 70%will be
kept for my children.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your personal phone number for
easy communication. You can contact me on the above Telephone, or via E-mail
. Note that this transaction is 100%
Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
MRS LINDA KABUNDE

for the family.

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