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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:

• 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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• 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.
  • +27737005851 (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.
  • mr.donaldkaberuka@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "donald kaberuka" <mr_donaldkaberuka19@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:35:44 +0200
Subject: URGENT PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE.

ROM DONALD KABERUKA
EMIAL:mr.donaldkaberuka@hotmail.com
PHONE# +27-73-700-5851



ATTN:Dear friend,

This is to acknowledge the good report I received about your personality
through
a good contact I made from the SOUTH AFRICAN Chamber of Commerce. Where a
long list of foreign addresses was presented to me. And my intuition told me
to
contact you in this regard. Firstly, I will introduce myself to you, I am
DONALD the son of Chief MAPONGA KABERUKA of Lupane village in Zimbabwe. Your
assistance is needed in the family of CHIEF MAPONGA KABERUKA FOR URGENT
FAMILY ASSISTANCE LUPANE village. Last two years as the chief of Lupane
village, my father sold some plot’s of lands to the white’s farmers
companies, in our
country and the money that was paid was divided into three parts by him and
two
parts of the money was used for development in our village Lupane and one of
the
remaining parts of the money is what my father gained as the chief of Lupane
village,
THE AMOUNT IS $US 25.5 MILLION(TWENTY FIVE MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS),due to the FARMER'S CRISIS in our country Zimbabwe
the government began investigating about the lands that was sold to the
white
farmers illegally and the government asked my father about the lands he sold
in
the year 2000 and he explained to the government that the lands he sold to
the
white farmers companies is legal and he also explained to the government how
all
the money was used for the development of the village. but the government
lead
by Mr. Mugabe was not satisfied.one day while we were in our house a group
of
unknown men came to our house requesting my father to attend an important
meeting,as a chife,he got dressed and want with them and never come back
again.the same story were told about other chifes and some white men who
attended the same meeting .
Actually,some money were withheld and shared by the chiefs.before this
incident
my father had taken me to south africa to deposite the sum of Twenty
million,
five hundred,united states dollars in a private security company and all the
document to this
fund is right here with me.this is the purpose of this letter.please I will
like
you to assist me in transfering this money into your account for a
profitable
investment in your country.rigth now I,my mother and two of my younger ones
are
now living in south africa as asylum seekers better than staying in my
country
where live and property are not safe.this money will be useless as long as
we
remain in south africa because of the south african financial laws which
does
not give an assylum seekers the right to investment or a banking
transaction.please we have made up our mind to give you 25% of the money and
5%
for any expenses that may occure in the process of this transfer.please
consider
this as a help to a family in dire need of your assistance and do it
believing
that GOD's reward is worth than that of man.these are the areas I need you
most.

(I)TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND IN YOUR COUNTRY.

(2)TO HELP ME INVEST THIS MONEY SUCCESSFULLY IN A PROFIT MAKING BUSINESS.

I must make it clear to you that this is a risk free transaction hence all
the
documents are with me and are very valid.please ,consider me and do this
thing
for me.your country may not be too good but i have made up my mind to stay
in
your country and with you.

Thanks and God bless
Best Regards.
MR.DONALD KABERUKA.

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