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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • +27839557133 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "david oleh mlambo" <dmlam_008@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:46:39 +0000
Subject: RE: FROM DAVID MLAMBO

Attention: Suzie,

Thanks for your response,actually i have
been waiting to hear from you.It is all about a client of mine,who is
presently residing in my country South-Africa as a political assylum seeker
with his family,after the death of their father,who was killed as a result
of coup in their country.

They want me to help them get somebody
who will help them in concealing the sum of US18.5million into his or her
out of South-Africa.This business would have required your coming to
South-Africa as you will have to open a non-resident account with a
commercial bank here,where this fund would be deposited for onward
remittance into your off-shore account.But if you can not come over here,i
could arrange with the security company to transfer the consignment out of
South-Africa through their diplomatic contact and then you will have to meet
with the diplomat in Holland where the security has got an affiliate agent
to clear the consignment and deposit the money in an account pending the
arrival of the family.
However,we will have to make a change of
ownership of the consignment to your name as the next-of-kin and a foriegn
business partner of their late father.I will want you to forward to me the
following information:YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS,PHOTOCOPIES OF THE FIRST
THREE PAGES OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLING PASSPOR,SCAN AND SEND IT
THROUGH YOUR E-MAIL BOX.this would enable me make the changes at the
security company,i hope i can trust you as i won't want a situation you sit
on the money after you have received it from the diplomat in holland.

I would want you to call me on my private
telephone number +27-83-955-7133 for us to have a heart to heart
conversation,before we commence on the transaction.Please you will have to
keep the business secret.

Thanking you for your anticipated
co-operation.Looking forward to hear from you.


Best Regards,

David Mlambo

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