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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • mrro_gers@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mrroger0@lycos.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?rogers=20mandisi?= <mrro_gers@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrroger0@lycos.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 11:13:59 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Account information


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

Dear Sir/Madam,



I am Mr.Roger Mandisi representing the


board of contract review and monitoring committee of


Zambia


Consolidated Copper


Mines (ZCCM). I am seeking your assistance to


enable


me transfer the sum of US$45,500,000.00 (Forty five Million,


Five Hundred


Thousand United States


Dollars) into your private/company


account. The fund came


about as a result of a contract awarded and


executed for and on behalf of my

!

Ministry. The contract was


supposed


to be awarded to two foreign contractors to


the tune of


US$180,000,000.00 (One hundred and Eighty Million United States


Dollars). But in the course of negotiation, the contract was awarded


to a Bulgarian


Contractor at the cost of US$134,500,000.00 (One hundred


and Thirty four


Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)


to my benefit


unknown to the contractor. Thiscontract has been


satisfactorily executed and inspected as the Bulgarian firm is


presently


securing payment from my Ministry, where our Board is in-


charge of


all foreign contract payment approval.



As a civil servant


still in active government service, I am forbidden by law


to operate an


account outside the shores of Zambia.


Hence this message to you


seeking your assistance so


as to enable me present ! your


private/company account details as


a beneficiary of contractual


claimsand have the funds release to you.



On actualisation, the fund


will be disbursed as


Stated below:



1. 25% of the fund will be for you


as beneficiary



2. 75% of the fund will be for us.



All logistics are


in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth


actualisation of


the transaction within


the next few working days of commencement. For


further details as to the


workability of this transaction,


please


reach me as soon as possible for further clarification. I am


currently


in Europe for a senior management course and most


importantly to


finalize this transaction. Detailswill be revealed upon the


receipt of


your mail.



Please, email me on receipt of this mail at:


mrroger0@lycos.com



Thank you and God bless as I await your


urgent response.


Yours Sincerely,



Roger MANDISI

- rogers mandisi

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