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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.
• 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.
  • +27783539661 (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.
  • drzumathahani1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Zuma Thahani" <drzumath18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drzumathahani1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:05:25 +0200
Subject: Kindly try as much as you can and get back to me immediately

FIRST NATIONAL BANK SOUTH AFRICA
No: 1000 Bicard street Johannesburg SA
Telephone Number: +27-783539661
EMAIL: drzumathahani1@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir,

I was convinced as to solicit for your support and assistance after reading
your profile. I knew quite well that we have not met for the first time,
but business of the nature is all about trust, honest and understand. So I
require all these from both parties.

I wish to inform if you can do me a favour to transfer this very money in
your account for onward investment for partnership for both of us, and my
dream is to go into partnership with you in your
country as soon as you have the funds in your custody. However I have made
proper search in Organisational Development Consultant, Mrs. Lynne
Bezuidenhout by going through some old files in the records, I discovered
that if I do not remit this money out immediately it would be forfeited for
no reason.

I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot beApproved to a
local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the
money is in United States Dollars and the former owner Late Jonas M.Savimbi
The Angolan rebel leader (UNITA) was a foreigner too. I know that this
message will come to you as surprise, but never mind I have giving my words,
and my words are my bone.

You can view the web site bellow for more information on our late
client.http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0843803. I want you to know
the gimmick in this transaction.Meanwhile all the arrangements how to
transfer this fund have beenConcluded, once again I will reach an agreement
with you for the self-keeping of the fund and for the investment and
percentage which you will accept from me for the total fund transfer. While
expecting your call for more details you may requires.

Best regards,
Dr Zuma Thahani
The Bill and Exchange (Assistant) Manager.

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