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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
• 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.
  • +27733682311 (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.
  • collins_family2004@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "collins family" <collins_family2004@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:54:41 +0200
Subject: FAMILY ASSISTANCE URGENTLY NEEDED.

FROM MR COLLINS SAVIMBI +27 733682311 EMAIL: collins_family2004@yahoo.com JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. DEAR SIR/MAMAD               URGET  BUSINESS PROPOSAL I know you will be surprised to red from me .but pleaseconsiderthis as a request from a family dare need ofassistance.Firstly ,I must introduce myself I AM COLLINS SAVIMBI from Angola .I am the first son of the late BRIGADIER ALLOYIUS SAVIMBI.I am presently residing in South-Africa .I get your contact address from a Business director inJohsnnesburg chamber of commerce and industry and I nobehalf of my mother MRS HELIN SAVIMBI decided to solicit for your assistance to tramsfer the sumofUS$22.7MILLION (TWENTY TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)inheritedfrom my late father into yourpersonal/company'saccount .Before myfather's death he was a brigadier in charge of arms andammunition procurement for the ANGOLA ARMED FORCES.In his 'WILL' he specificcally drew attention to US$22.7MILLION,which he deposited in a safe box with aprivate security company in Johnnesburg South-Africa as a treasureboxfully documented in my nam(COLLINS SAVIMBI) .IN FACT MY FATHER SAID AND I QOUTE : 'My beloved son,I wish to draw your attention to US$ 22.7 Million (Twenty Two MillionSeven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) whichIdeposited in a box with a security companyinJohnnesburg -South-Africa .During the war ,I was very dedicated and committed to winning the war against therebels until I found out that the senior Army Officers andTop Government Functionries were busy helping themselves with government fundas and properties and sending them to foreign countries .due to this,when I and my former specialAdvisory to the president were assigned by the president (PRESIDENT EDUARDO SANTOS)to purchase arms from South-Africa,we saw this as a golden opportunity and diverted the money which we shared and I got a total sum fUS$22.Million.Incase of my absence on earth as a result ofdeath only ,you should solicit for assistance of a reliable andsincer foreign partner to assist you to transfer you totransfer this money out of South-Africa for investment purpose. I deposited the money in your name and you can claim it alone with the deposit code .Yuor mother has all the docments .Takegood care of your mother and two sister' From the above,you will understand that the live and future of my family depends on this money,as such I will be gratful if you can assist us .We are now living in South-Africa as political Asylum-Seeker and financial laws of South-Africa does not allow asylum seekers certain finanmcial rights to such huge amount of money .In view of this ,I cannot invest this money in Sout Africa for investment purpose .For your effort ,I am prepared to offer you 20%of the total fund ,while 10% will be set aside for local and international expenses and 70% will be kept by my family and me . finally , modalities on how the transfer will be done conveyed to you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves .please treat this matter as very urgent . please send your private telephone and fax number for easy cmmunication. Best Regards, COLLINS  SAVMBI

 

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