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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:
  • "for your efforts, i am prepared to offer you " (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)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +27730220143 (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.
  • family@homemail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: EDWUWARDOS SANTOS <dr_santos2342001@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 07:49:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE


MR, EDUARDO SANTOS
TEL:+27 73 022 0143
SOUTH AFRICA JOHANNESBURG
EMAIL family@homemail.co.za

DEAR,
I know you will be surprise to receive this letter from me,but please consider this as a request from a family in dare need assistance.First I must introduce myself, I am MR,SANTOS EDUARDO from Angola.I am the first and only son of the late Brigadier EDUARDO SANTOS presently residing in South Africa.

I got your contact from a Business Directory in Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry and on behalf of my widowed mother Mrs. JOSE EDUWARDOS I decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$23,7 Million ( Twenty-three Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) inheritd from my late father into your personal or company`s account.Before my father`s death he was a Brigadier incharge of Arms and Ammunition purchase for the Angolan Armed Forces.
In his "WILL" he specifically drew my attention to this sum US$ 23.7 Million which he deposited in a
safe box of a private Security Company in South Africa. IN FACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS "WILL" AND I QUOTE: "My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$ 23.7 Million ( Twenty-three Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) WHICH I deposited in abox with the Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa.During the war I was dedicated and committed to winning the war against the rebels until I foud out that the Senior Army Officers and top Goverment Functionaries were busy helping themselves with Goverment Funds and properties and sending then to foreign countries.Due to this, when I and the former special adviser to the president were assigned by the president ( Eduardo Santos) to purchase arms from South Africa, we saw this as a golden opportunity and diverted the money which we shared and I got a total sum of US$ 23.7 Million.

In case of my absence on earth caused by death only, you should solicit for a reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South Africa for investmet purpose.I deposited the money in your name and it can be claimed by you alone with the deposit code. Your mother have all the documents.Take good care of your mother and two sisters" From the above you will understand that the lives and future of my family depends on this funds, as much I will be very grateful if you can assit us.We are now living in South Africa as political Asylum seekers and the financial laws of South Africa does not allow asylum seekers certain financial rights to such huge amount of money.In view of this,I cannot invest this money in South Africa, hence I am seeking you to assist me transfer the money out of South Africa for investment purpose.For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund, while 10% will aside for local and international
expense and 70% will be kept by my family and me.

Finally, modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves. Please treat as very urgent.

Best Regards,
MR, EDUARDO SANTOS
(for the family)




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