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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:
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +27839288977 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: mrs_grace_kimaro3@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:44:39 -0800
Subject: THANKS

From Mrs.GRACE KIMARO,
Contact E-MAIL
TEL+27-83-92-88-977
Attn:Sir,
URGENT FAMILY HELP NEEDED
With truth and sincerity I write you this letter hoping that you will be of good assistance to my family. For the purpose of introduction, I am MRS.GRACE KIMARO, fron the Democtatic Republic of Congo {DRC}the wife of the late MR. ALBERT KIMARO. My late husband MR. ALBERT KIMARO was the Managing Director of the Democtatic Republic of Congo {DRC} Gold and Diamond Mine industry During the riegn of late president of Congo, Laurent Kabila who was assassinated on 16 January 2001 and his son Joseph Kabila was named head of state ten days later .And my late husband was killed by rebel groups as the crisis accusing him of been a surpoter of Laurent Kabila during beginning of the civil war in my country.

I got this address through network on line, courtesy of South African information exchange here in Johannesburg; hence I write to ask of your kind favor and gesture. However, we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy individual with a confidential and certified foreign account to perfectly transfer the sum of US$14.4 Million united states dollars and 40kg of Alluvial Lingo Gold, (22carat), or a trustworthy company. My late husband on my behalf in Johannesburg, South Africa deposited this consignment { MONEY }before he was assassinated.But due to the South African Government Policy prohibit an asylum seeker [refugee} from operating Bank account or indulging in any business transaction whatsoever, I and my family decided to seek for a foreign partner be it a personal or company to assist us transfer this consignment to abroad for investment purposes.

The ethnic conflicts had started over land issues but ended up as bloody struggles for control of resources, as in the case of Ituri Province in the northeast where leaders of armed groups have manipulated tensions between the Hema and the Lendu peoples to serve their own political and economic interests .According to a demographic study published in April 2003 by the International Rescue Committee, an NGO based in the US, over 3.3 million people have died in the conflict. A great number died of side effects of the war such as malnutrition and diseases caused by massive displacement of population and the collapse of the country’s political and health-care systems. This conflict is one of the most deadly in Africa’s history
I feel confident to introduce this offer to you as a trustworthy and a humane person. For your participation and assistance of this transfer, a negotiable percentage will be discussed based on your interest but my family is willing to offer 20% of the total sum for the assistance. Conclusively, you're requested to furnish me back your interest in the above matter by e-mail provided bellow.All I need from you are: your personal telephone/fax numbers for easy communication and your personal details (identification) to enable me furnish you with more information regarding this matter. I will need this transaction to be concluded within a short period so I can relocate to your country and invest under your supervision. Kindly attend to this letter as a letter from a widow who is in need of your assistance. Waiting for your urgent reply and thanks for your co-operation.

God bless you.
MRS. GRACE KIMARO & FAMILY

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