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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447031944760 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • barristeremmanuel@imel.org (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS
Reply-To: barristeremmanuel@imel.org
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:23:32 +0400
Subject: BUSINESS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT.


BUSINESS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT
Dear
Sir,/Madam

This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. I am MRS, SUSAN HANSIE CRONJE J. MARK, THE WIFE OF MR HANSIE CRONJE J. MARK, national of south africa who was an international cricket player, subsequently,
died on 1st june 2002 at the age of 32, when the aircraft he was abroad crashed into a hill in a bad weather near his home town george 350 km [220 miles] east of Cape Town.


I am convinced that it is the grace of God that made me to locate you. My husband was a successful and accomplished family man, who made enough fortune before his untimely death.Before the death of my husband he had taken me to Johannesburg city of South Africa where he deposited the sum of fifteen million United State dollar($15,000,000) in a private security company here in Johannesburg.As if he forsaw the looming danger coming his way.

This money was actually meant for the purchase of new machinery, equipment and chemicals for the new farm he was about to establish in a relatively , political / economically stable Swaziland country. I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking for a geniune foreign account where this money could be transfered into.Based on the reason that my husband relatives bent of taking everything out of my hand,subsequently none of them knew of this money, apart from his attorney whom i related it to in respect of my plans.


I therefore, decided to contact you with these facts before me because of the situation now. By virtue of my position to my late husband and his immediate family. I have reasoned based known to me, investing this money in your country and be rest assured that this transaction will be legally back up by his lawyer who will be professionally ready and feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of my late husband business partner oversea, so that the security company can release the consignment to your name as the forign beneficiary of the consignment.

All i seek for is a honest and reliable business man,or woman whom i can trust.And be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free. In addition, if ready to assist me, then i will inform you what to do, either you make the arrangement of coming over here in South Africa,or any other place that my husband lawyer will surgest for us so that the non resident account will be open in your name which will aid us in transferring the money to any account you will nominate.In other word, if not possible coming over here, i will still inform you on what to do.

However, there is options for you, first after this money is been transferred, you choose either to go into partnership with me or 25% of the total money will be giving to you. I have also mapped out 5% from this money for any expenditure we might incure in the process of transfer.

Please feel free to contact my husband lawyer first with your reply. And please keep this message very confidential and treat as urgent. I am desperate meeting you soon outside south africa.
NOTE: THIS IS THE INFORMATION OF MY HUSBAND LAWYER, HE BASED IN LONDON, NAME: BAR, EMMANUEL OGUGUM.
TEL: +44-7031944760.
EMAI; barristeremmanuel@imel.org


Best Regards,

Mrs SUSAN.M. CRONJE J. MARK

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