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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million 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)
  • "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 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.
  • tambo_mbofana@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: tambo_mbofana@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:53:17 +0200
Subject: HOW ARE YOU?

FROM:MR.TAMBO MBOFANA
SUITE120 JUBILEE, JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: + 27-83-467-6366.
REPLY TO MY PRIVATE E-MAILL ADDRESS: tambo_mbofana@yahoo.co.in

ATTN: PRESIDENT/MANAGING DIRECTOR.


PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

My name is, MR.TAMBO MBOFANA the son of Mr. LAMBERT MBOFANA of Zimbabwe. This might
be surprise to you where I got your contact address. I found your contact while I
was doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign
partner that will assist me and my family.


During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our
President Robert Mugabe toclaim all the white-owned farms to his party members
and his followers, he ordered all white farmers tosurrender all farms to his party
members and his followers.

My father is One of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support
Mugabes ideas, Mugabessupports invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything in the
farm, killing my father and made away with alot of items in my fathers farm. Before
his death, my father had deposited with a Security Company in Johannesburg, South
Africa the sumof US$15M MILLION (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS). After the
death of my father, we decided to move tothe Republic of South Africa where he had
deposited the money in the Security Company as valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to move
this money out of SouthAfrica because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to
operate any Bank Account within South Africa. We haveagreed to offer you 25% of
the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out for any expenses
that may be incurred in the course of this transaction while 70% will be for me
and my family to invest inyour country.

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

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

MR.TAMBO MBOFANA

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