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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27735269933 (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.
  • drtambo@ureach.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Thambo" <thambodr@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 05:55:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


ATTN:President/CEO FROM:
DR. GREG TAMBO (Ph.D)
Phone: +27 73 526 9933
Email: drtambo@ureach.com

Dear Amarjit Singh.

URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

I am DR. GREG TAMBO (Ph.D), a South African and a senior civil servant (General Supervisor) in the South African Gold and Diamond Mining and processing Krugersdorp,the immediate junior brother of MR. OLIVER TAMBO (Africa National Congress ANC) who died from a stroke at 3.10am on 24 April, 1993 during the apartheid (ignoble and unhappy regime) Please see website.

(http://www.anc.org.za/people/tambo_or.html)

On 24th April 1994, when apartheid was dismantled the South African Government decided to compensate the families of all the freedom fighters that lost their lives during the struggle by placing the educated elites in high offices in South Africa among which my family was included. For instance, Nelson Mandela was compensated by being the first president of South Africa, Richard Parkes was appointed the manager of Shell and BP South Africa Petroleum and refinery (S.A.P.R.) Jeff Radebe was appointed the Minister of Public Enterprises and Trevor Manual was appointed the Finance Minister etc.

In fact, I got your contact / credibility from South African information Exchange analyzed and assisted by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry where I however read your company's profile believing in its reputable capabilities, as regards my intensive purposes to you. As a matter of fact, I have accumulated sufficiently US$80 Million (eighty Million United States Dollars) by the great position of my office as a senior civil servant in the South African Gold and diamond Mining and Processing Krugersdorp.

Presently, this fund is absolutely kept in an insurance suspense holding in a private security company in South Africa. The deposition of this fund was made easier for me with a very strong written agreement and signatory in a different beneficiary under my control.

Being a South African does not give me any possible room to invest or utilize this fund in my country as the law strictly prohibits. If the government hears about it, the fund will be confiscated. This fund is my struggle and sweat through commissions from unaccountable contracts and other profitable additions from the company's original cost price mostly gained from customers around the world.

Therefore, my plan / intention about this fund is to invest it overseas for me and my family specially into a straight forward, trustworthy and God fearing person less taxable account overseas ultimately for investment purposes. Using your name / company as the beneficiary of the money to avoid government intervention (South African government). 20% will be your share for assisting me. And 80% will be
for me and my family subject to investment in your country.

If you are interested in assisting me, please notify me immediately with the above phone number or email address. But if in any case you may not render, please maintain the high level of confidentiality needed in this transaction.

Yours faithfully,
DR. GREG TAMBO (Ph.D.)




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