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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 would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation" (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 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.
  • bembajean@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: bembajean@excite.com
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 08:56:05 +0200
Subject: RE: LETTER

MR. JEAN BEMBA
EMAIL: bembajean@excite.com
TELL: 27-83-752-9233.
CAPE TOWN.
SOUTH AFRICA.

Dear Sir,

How are you dear friend, I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your country. My name is MR. JEAN BEMBA from uturu CONGO DRC, I am 35 years old and I am presently living at South Africa.
I have some Diamonds and Gold dust I intend to invest in your country into lucrative business. My sole purpose of contacting you is for you to assist me to retrieve the Diamonds from the security company where it's deposited and to help me make the sales in your country or elsewhere.
The diamonds is rough and (uncut) and the quantity is 14,220 carats. And the Gold is 200KG and the worth of them is (US$8.Million dollars). My main reason of contacting you is to advice and executes the said venture over there for our mutual benefits. The diamonds is well secure with a Firm here and all the relevant documents are well kept at my possession.
I hope to hear from you urgently and I will give you further details on how to make the shipment of the Diamonds to your country. Waiting for your urgent and kindly reply.

My regards,
MR. JEAN BEMBA.


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