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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • mariam_r.muti1011@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Mariam R. Muti" <mariam_r.muti@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mariam_r.muti1011@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:08:16 +0200
Subject: WE DO NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.

FROM MISS MARIAM RAFA MUTI
EMAIL:mariam_r.muti1011@yahoo.com
35. KEMSTON STREET,
BENONI,
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

SALAAM.

I know this proposal letter may come to you as a surprise considering the fact that we have not had any formal acquaintance before. But, all the same I would want you for the sake of Allah to give this an immediate attention in view of the fact that the security of my live and possession is at stake.Introducing myself, I am Miss. Mariam Rafa Muti, 26 years, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Zaki Ahmed Muti, my father was a Gold and cocoa merchant based in Accra, Ghana and Dubai, U.A E and (Durban) South Africa, he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips. Before the death of my father on 29th June 2004 in a private hospital here in South Africa. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a deposit worth the sum of (U$15,000,000) Fifteen Million U S dollars deposited in a bank in (Johannesburg), that he used my name as his beloved daughter for the next of kin in depositing the luggage.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as cocoa business and real estate management here on how best to transfer this money to overseas please.We are humbly seeking your assistance in the following way to come here In South Africa and assist me and my little brother Yusuf Muti 19 years
old, to transfer this money to your account in your country. For your effort we are willing to offer you 25% of the total money, I will explain more about myself to you if you show me your concern and genuine willingness to assist us lift my bulk of money to your country,
Thank you once again and bye.
Yours Sincerely
Miss. Mariam R. Muti

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