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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +27764410054 (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.
  • koffibaloy@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: koffibaloy2@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:39:11 +0200
Subject: I CRY FOR HELP!!!!I CRY FOR HELP!!!!I CRY FOR HELP!!!!!!!

MR. KOFFI BALOY
MOBILE : +27-76 44 100 54
EMAIL:koffibaloy@aim.com

I CRY FOR HELP


ATTN: DEAR SIR/MADAM


Good day! My name is MR. KOFFI BALOY the elder son of SIR JOHN BALOY of Zimbabwe. This might be surprise
to you where I got your contact address, from South Africa chamber of commerce and industry in Johannesburg.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE to claim
all the white owned farms in our country, so he ordered all the white owned farmers to surrender all their farms
to his party members and his followers. And my father is one of the best farmers in our country because he did not
support his idea and his supporters invaded my father’s farm and burnt everything in the farm and killed my father
and confiscated all his investment.

After the death of my father, me and my mother and my younger brother decided to move out of Zimbabwe because our
lives is still in danger with the money my father kept in his hidden safe in my mothers house. The amount contained
in the safe is U.S.$18,700,000.00 (Eighteen million seven hundred thousand united states dollars) and we decided to
move through diplomatic means to the republic of South Africa where we deposited the money to a security company and
we were forced to seek political asylum as a refugee. So I decided to contact an overseas investor whom will assist
us to transfer the money out of South Africa.

Because we are asylum seeker here in south Africa, which deprive us not to operate an account with any bank here in
south Africa, neither to invest. If you consider this proposal we have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for
helping us transfer this money to your nominated bank account anywhere in the world, We have map out 10% for any
expenses it will cause during the process of this transaction, while 80% will be for my family to invest in your
country. Now, I want you to furnish me with your banking details and your personal phone and fax number for easy
communication. You can contact me with the above telephone number.

Kindly destroy this letter even if you are not willing to assist us.
NOTE: this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.

Thanks and God bless.
Sincerely yours,

PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM
THE LINKS BELOW.
http://www.1freespace.com/beetee/nov19_2001.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm
http://www.gta.gov.zw/land%20issues/LAND.htm

MR. KOFFI BALOY





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