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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "my direct telephone number" (i.e. "call me on my cellphone at the Internet cafe where we scammers hang out")
• 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.
  • denberny101@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DENNIS BERNEY." <denberney1@indiatimes.com>
Reply-To: denberny101@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 04:38:34 -0700
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


Dear Friend,

I know this letter will come as a surprise to you, but i would like you to give it a top consideration so as to help me and my family from our present predicament.

I am Dennis Berney, the first son of Mr Leolard Berney, a British Farmer based in Zimbabwe. My father is now dead as a result of his incarceration by the Zimbabwean Government under President Robert Mugabe who ordered the white farmers in Zimbabwe to vacate their Farm Land and go back to their country.

But my father, due to his large investment in the Farm Land refused to quit Zimbabwe for his country. Based on this reason he was arrested and imprisoned and as a result of his protracted sickness [Diabetics] he died in Manfe prison on 19 sept 2005. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
After his death, all efforts by my mother who is a Zimbabwean to secure most of my father's investment was frustrated by the President Mugabes Government.


Towards this end my mother discovered an original certificate of deposit for a trunk box containing the sum of USD9,000,000.00 ( Nine million U.S. Dollars) deposited by my late father in custody of a security trust company in SOUTH AFRICA. The money belonged to the White Farmers Association [W. F. A] which my late father was the Founder/President with the help of my maternal uncle who was a Comissioner in Zimbabwe.

We are able to trace the security trust company to SOUTH AFRICA where the box containing the money is presently deposited, declared as Family Jewellries and Antiquities as to avoid raising any eye brow from the authority here. All documented proofs in respect of this deposited consignment are in my pocession.

As it is, I am looking for a reliable partner who can help me safe-guide and invest this money very prudently as advised by my mother. 20% of this money will be given to you while 5% will be set aside for miscellanous expenses that we may incure during the process.

Also note that this transaction is 100% risk free, you may also be required to come to Dubai if need be on indication of your intrest. Please confirm your interest on this transaction and contact me on my direct telephone number: 00971-508483145 or email address: denberny101@yahoo.com
I am presently in Dubai [U A E]. Hoping to hear from you soonest.
Thanks and God bless
DENNIS BERNEY.
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 00971-508483145

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