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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)
  • "i will like you to " (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.
  • +27836663377 (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.
  • kum_yala@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kumbayalla205@webmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:52:31 +0200
Subject: FROM HIS EXCELLENCY KUMBA YALA

From Mr. Kumba Yalla
Direct Telephone no.+27-83-666-3377
Email Address (kum_yala@yahoo.com)




Dear Friend, URGENT RESPONDS PLS

Let me introduce myself. I am Mr Kumba Yalla a former
president of one of the west African countries Guinea Bissau .
I was overthrown in a bloodless military coup in September 2003.
I will like to use this medium to solicit for your assistance so
that I and my family can be accepted into your country to start a new life.

I have read similar mails to this and comes to find out
that there were meant to con me and I will like you not to take this
mail of mine as one of such letters as I and my family really needs assistance.

We are presently in south Africa and not to the knowledge
of the government as that will bring the interest of the international
community against the country for taking me in and as a matter of fact,
I wouldl like to assure you that I will not be of security risk to you
if you will allow me into your country
as I have done nothing that demand me being tried by any
judiciary system in the world.

I and my family of four which includes my wife and three
children will be glady if you give us this opportunity as you will have a
lot to gain by so doing.

I have some physical cash amount of money in a security
company, in one of the security companies in the southern region of Africa
which I will disclose to you when I have conclude within my heart that you
can be of help to me.

This is for security reasons.

Let not the reason you chose me and my family not be
because of this money at hand, let it be of a thing you will be happy that
you are doing.Once I confirm in me that I and my family will be ok in your country,
I will then tell you how we can remit this
fund into your country before we can leave south Africa and travel down to your
country.

Do let me know what type of business you think that fund
can be channel into and I will like you to know that you will be the fund
manger when we come into your county.

This whole issue demand sincerity and if I sense any thing
that is not suppose to be, I will withdraw this whole thing and keep
waiting till I get one who can be honest and sincere to me I will want you
to maintain absolute confidentiality of this whole thing as
you should have my personality at heart.

I will waiting to read from you.And send your reply to
my direct Email Address(kum_yala@yahoo.com)

Please make sure all this information about me are kept
confidential.I will give you the information of the money and how much I
want to transfer in your possession,together with the some (% ) I
will offer you upon your respond and capability of handling such
transaction.

I will also give you the details on how we will get the
transaction done as soon as I received a positive respond from you.


Yours truly,
Mr Kumba Yalla

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