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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • mtbejarano@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Martins T. Bejarano" <m.bejarano@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: mtbejarano@netscaoe.net
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 15:58:08 -0700
Subject: THANK YOU


Mr. Martins Tonga Bejarano
Johannesburg, South Africa.

Dear Sir/Ma,

I am Mr. Martins Tonga Bejarano, I am into diamond business which I inherited from my late father in Angola. Presently I reside in Republic of South Africa where I do my business. And I do hope you will be a reliable and worthy to transact business with. I have a huge amount of money in US Dollars which I want to invest in your country. I will need your help to transfer this money to your country.

I am interested in investing in these areas of business such as; Production, Manufacturing, import and Export or in any other profitable venture you may advise upon in your country. All I want from you is the logistic support and your assistance will be required in the subsequent transfer of the money into your possession which I will provide for the investment. Note, once again that I will provide the capital (Finance)
required for the investment as far as you assure me that you will work with me as a partner with trust for the benefit of both of us.

And also to discuss the necessary modalities on how we can work together and the subsequent transfer of the capital into your account to start the venture, as such I will want you to provide for me with my email address mtbejarano@netscape.net, your telephone numbers so that I can call you and we talk.
I will be waiting for your positive response.

Best regards,

Mr. Martins Tonga Bejarano

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