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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.
  • +27835254270 (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.
  • steve_zulu@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Steve Edward" <stedw31@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: steve_zulu@excite.com
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:12:20 +0200
Subject: Investment Proposal

From: Mr.Steve E .Zulu
Mobile: +27-83-525-4270
E-mail:steve_zulu@excite.com

Dear Mr/Mrs,
How are you today? I hope all is well with you. I do understand the concern
this proposal will bring to you for the fact that it comes from someone
strange to you. But be rest assure for it come with good intentions. I am
MR. STEVE EDWARD ZULU, A citizen of Zimbabwe living in South Africa as a
refugee with my mother, I inherited the sum of $12 (TWELVE MILLION US
DOLLAR`S) from my late father which he deposited in a private security
company here in South Africa.(1)I have a banker who is very good friend of
my late father who will guard us on how to transfer this money.(2) He
advised me to get a foreign partner who can be trustworthy to help me since
l cannot handle it by myself.(3)Me and my mother are willing to give you
some percentage for your assistance, I will furnish you with more details
about this transaction soonest as I receive your positive response please I
only want you to be honest and open to me.(4)I found your contact as a
partner who l can trust to help me transfer this money out of South Africa
into any of your valied account as I am a refugee here, so if this proposal
interest you kindly contact me on my alternative e-mail and mobile above.
Regards
Mr.Steve E. Zulu.

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