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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:
  • "security company in holland" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million 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.

Fraud email example:

From: Sosnitskaya Larisa <larisa_sosnitsk@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:14:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT


DEAR SIR,
I AM THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR PETER OWEN,MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY FARMER BASED IN ZIMBABAWE BEFORE HE WAS BRUTERLY MURDERED IN A LAND DISPUTE IN HIS COUNTRY AS RESULT OF LAND ACT REFORM BY ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE.
THE NEW LAND ACT REFORM WHICH AFFECTED THE WHITE AND BLACK FARMERS,RESULTING TO MASSIVE KILLINGS BY WAR VETERANS AND LUNATICS IN THE SOCIETY AND AS A RESULT MY FATHER WAS KILLED. BUT AS MY FATHER FORESAW THE LOOMING DANGER ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1999 IN ZIMBABWE,HE TOLD ME AND MY MOTHER THAT HE HAS DEPOSITED US$20.,000,000(TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN HOLLAND, WITH ITS BRANCHES IN SOME MAJOR COUNTRIES IN EUROPE(TAC SECURITIES)THAT THE MONEY WAS MEANT FOR
THE PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINERIES FOR MECHANISED
AGRICULTURE FOR THE ZIMBABWEAN FARMERS MOVEMENT AND NEW FARMS IN SWAZILAND. MY MOTHER AND I HAS SINCE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2000 SEEKING POLITICAL ASYLUM IN AFRICA IN A CAMP HERE IN NIGERIA. AS MY MOTHER CALLED ME ON HER SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT MY FATHER HAS MADE ME HIS NEXT OF KIN IN THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AS HIS ONLY DAUTHER. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS
WEALTH THAT I MIGHT BE KILLED BY HIS 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 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT)
AS AN ASYLUM SEEKER WE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORIAL ZONES OF NIGERIA. MOREOVER,I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT . FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS,PLEASE SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN, AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
.BEST REGARD
CYNTHIA OWEN



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