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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +27839944529 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • siphomatins@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sipho matins" <siphomatins_m6@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:27:31 +0000
Subject: FAMILY ASSISTANCE

MR SIPHO MATINS.
PHONE: +27-83-994-4529
EMAIL: siphomatins@hotmail.com

ATTN THE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR,

Dear Sir / Madam,

My name is MR SIPHO MATINS, the son of MR. DAVID MATINS. from Zimbabwe. This  might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I got your address from the chambers of commerce during my search for a reliable person or company that will assist my family in this transaction Though I did not reveal the actual nature of the business I have in mind because
it needs privacy.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the  supporters of our President Dr Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms  which  the government finally handed over to his party members and followers,  He  ordered all white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party  members and his followers. My father is One of the best black farmers in our  country
and because he did not support the bad government policy Mugabe`s  supporters  invaded my father’s farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my  father and made away with a lot of items in our farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited in a private Security Company  in  Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of {US$9 MILLION UNITED STATES  DOLLARS  ONLY}. After the death of my father the entire family for fear of our  lives.

We decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had  deposited  the money in the Security Company as valuables as refugees. Later we  discovered that the monetary policy here does not allow refugees to  open  bank account or transact business. So I decided to contact you so that  you  will assist me to move this money out of South Africa for investment
abroad  because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any Bank  Account  within South Africa. We have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum  for  your assistance, 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be  incurred  in the course of this transaction while 65% will be for me and my  family to  invest in your country.

If you accept my offer kindly send to me your phone and fax numbers for  easier  ommunications. Thanks as I hope to hear a good reply from you.

Please always remember that it is the wish of my mother and the entire  family that you keep this matter private to avoid entering a wrong hand  that  may jeopardize our chances of success. Please call me on the number  above.


Yours faithfully,

MR SIPHO MATINS.

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