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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • donmini1000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • donaldlamini@webmail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?donald=20dlamini?= <donmini1000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 09:37:04 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: transfer of rights!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: donmini1000@yahoo.co.uk

FROM THE DESK OF DONALD DLAMINI.

Alternative Email ; donaldlamini@webmail.co.za





My name is Donald Dlamini one of the principal officer with the South African Mining Corporation. I got your contact online in my search for a trustworthy and reputable person to assist me in handling a very confidential business transaction, which involves the transfer of fund running into millions of United States Dollars to a foreign account.





This fund is a variation and accumulation of equity investment made by the apartheid regime in South African.

This redeemable interest, has now matured, but with no apparent knowledge of who true investors are as most of the investors then, were corrupt government officials and their cronies under the obnoxious apartheid regime who used pseudo names and aliases in the transaction, and could not come up for claims under the present political setting in South Africa.





After due consultation with my colleagues over the said fund, which is now considered as floating fund, we decided to confiscate the fund, all we need is a foreign national who can assist us in the transfer of this fund, and also help us to invest this fund in a risk-free venture.





If you are interested in assisting us in this transfer, we have agreed to compensate you based on a certain percentage of the total sum, through mutual negotiations.





Please contact me immediately via my email address for detailed information.



Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.





- donald dlamini

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