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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • rihifamily@spinfinder.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Eboh Rihi <ebohrihi@spinfinder.com>
Reply-To: rihifamily@spinfinder.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:58:45 +0100
Subject: *Asylum camp*


Hello,
I wish to begin by way of introduction,i am Eboh Rihi,the first son of
late Ata Rihi,one of the formost black farmers in Zimbabwe recently
murdered in the land dispute in my country.
Before the death of my father he had take me to Johnnesburg in South
Africa to deposit the sum US$16m(sixteen million United States
Dollars) in one of the private Security companies
as family valuables,when he realised the looming danger in Zinbabwe.
This amount was meant for the purchase of new machineries and chemicals
for the farms and also for the esterblishment of new farms in Swaziland.This

land dispute started when President Robert Mugabe introduce a new land
reform which was particularly targeted at the rich white farmers and a few
black farmers with my father included.
This resulted in the gruesome killing of rich farmers(mainly whites and
very few blacks) and the unlawfull possesion of their property by president
Mugabe's war veterans,under the disguise of fighting for the interest of the
country. It is against this background i fled the country with my family to
Germany where we are currently seeking for political asylum
(Refugee).I have decided to seek for foreign assistance as
the laws prohibits asylum seekers from operating bank account or
involve in financial transaction of any kind,hense this letter to you.
What we need is a trustworthyperson whose custody we shall
entrust the above said amount and help us with investment
opportunities.
There are two options,fistly you can choose to have a percentage of the
total said amount for your assistance or go into partnership with us
in your country,but in anycase we will still need your further
assistance in helping us to secure our residential permit in your
country.
We shall discuss in detail after your reply and i shall furnish you
with more details
on request.You can reply to:rihifamily@spinfinder.com
Yours Sincerely,
Eboh Rihi.
You can visit:www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/708424/posts.

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