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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:
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • adriankambida0@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?a=20k?= <adriankambida0@yahoo.ie>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 19:30:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: adriankambida0@yahoo.ie

FROM ADRIAN KAMBIDA.

TEL: + 27- 83-472-9685



Attn:



CONFIDENTIAL


I know you will be surprise to receive this mail; I got your contact through

the net when I was searching are liable person who will assist my family out

of this predicament here in South Africa. I am ADRIAN KAMBIDA, a son of a rich

farmer in Zimbabwe Late Mr. PHILIP KAMBIDA. My father was assassinated last

two years in the war zone area in Zimbabwe.


My mother and my two younger sisters are presently in South Africa, where we

were granted political asylum. I inherited the sum of US$17.7 Million Dollars

(SEVENTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) from my

father; this money has been successfully conveyed to me into South-Africa and

was deposited in private security and finance company by my late father. I

have every document to this fund including my father's last WILL.


My reason for contacting you is that this country is know longer a safe place

for my family investment for the fear of encountering the same experience of

my late father in future since the both countries has the same political

history and common boundary, based on this point we seek for your assistance

as a reliable partner to do this Transaction with us abroad.


If you are interested in assisting us to invest this money in your country or

becoming my partner in business, please try to contact me on the above number

as soon as possible. Endeavor to keep this transaction very private and

confidential, because it's my family lifetime future investment. At the

conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total amount, 70%

will be for me and my family the remaining 5% will be set aside for expenses

incurred by both parties For the confidentiality of this transaction.



Best Regard.


MR.ADRIAN KAMBIDA.




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