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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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 "Zimbabwe" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27835438484 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "LAMBERT KARABOH" <lambert29za@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:41:45 +0200
Subject: FROM: MR. LAMBERT TOBECHKWU KARABOH.

FROM: MR. LAMBERT TOBECHKWU KARABOH.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
+27-835-438-484.

Dear Sir / Madam,

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this
letter as a request from a family in dare need of assistance. Firstly I must
introduce myself; I am MR. LAMBERT T. KARABOH, from ZIMBABWE. I am the son
of Mr. MARTINS JABULANI KARABOH. We are presently residing in South Africa.
I got your contact from the Network Online (INTERNET).

I on behalf of my mother MRS. PRECIOUS PHUMZILE KARABOH, decided to solicit
for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$I9.3 MILLION (Nineteen Million
Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which my father deposited into
a private security company in south Africa to your private or company's
account. During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the
supporters of our President, ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned
farms in our country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their
farms to his party members and their followers. My father was one of the
great and best farmers in the country and knowing that he did not support
the president’s political ideology, the president’s supporters invaded my
father’s farm burnt down everything, shot him and as a result of the wounds
sustained, he became sick and died after five days. And after his death, my
mother and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to
South Africa. But before he died HE WROTE HIS WILL, In his "Will He
specifically drew my attention to US$ I9.3 MILLION, which he deposited in a
safe box at a private Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa.

IN FACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND I "QUOTE", "My beloved son, I wish to
draw your attention to US$ 19.3 MILLION (Nineteen Million Three Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars). Which I deposited in a private security
company in South Africa, In case of my absence on earth as a result of death
only, you should solicit for assistance of a reliable and sincere foreign
partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South Africa for
investment purpose. I deposited the box in your name, and you alone can
claim it with the depository code. Take good care of your mother and two
sisters. Do not come back to Zimbabwe, until there is a new reign in the
country and beware of enemies in our family Kindred that are related to us.

>From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this money as such, I will be grateful if you can assist us, we
are now living in South Africa as political asylum seekers and the financial
laws and regulations of the Republic of South Africa does not permit us
certain financial rights. In view of this, I cannot invest this fund in
South Africa hence I am asking you to assist me to transfer it out of South
Africa for investment Purpose.

For your efforts, we are prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund while
10% will be set aside for any expenses incurred between yourself and me
while we keep 70% for our investment in your country which will be under
your supervision.

Final modalities on how the transfer will be conveyed to you once we have
established trust and confidence between ourselves.

Please treat this matter as urgent.
Best Regards,

MR. LAMBERT T. KARABOH (On behalf of the family)

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