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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • c.manini@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: cmanini12@aim.com
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:12:56 +0200
Subject: PLEAD FOR ASSISTANCE

Dear sir/madam,

I do recognize the surprise this urgent and highly confidential letter
will bring to you most especially as it comes from a stranger. I got
your contact and credibility from the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce
and industry. My late father Dr.Joseph Manini was a prominent Zimbabwean
Politician and a successful farmer. My late father was an associate and
close friend of the current president of Zimbabwe Mr ROBERT MUGABE.He
however fail out of favour with the president and became a founding
member of the opposition party Movement For Democratic Change (M.D.C) that
are challenging the President's Land Reform Programme initiated by the
Government aimed at forcefully taking the WHITE OWNED FARMS by force
and given to the black inexperience farmers which resulted in widespread
anarchy and senseless killings.
However my late father was wrongfully accused by the ruling party of
inciting public revolt and crime against the state and was secretly
murdered by the AGENTS of the State and our ASSETS CONFISCATED. But before
his death, my late father has deposited large sum of money with a
security and finance company in South Africa as a Consignment. The fund
$21.5m (twenty one million five hundred thousand united states dollars
as a
FAMILY ASSETS.THE money was meant for the purchase of farming equipment
and tractors in South Africa and purchase of new lands in neighbouring
Botswana and Swaziland for our farming projects.
Since my father's death, my family have become the state targets and we
have been constantly been abused and tortured by the government thus
our flight to South Africa where we are currently staying as refugees.
Our Refugee status has however prohibited us from engaging in financial
transaction and could not withdraw our fund from the security company.
Therefore, my mother and I, have thus reached an agreement to seek for
a trustworthy and God-fearing person who can assist in claiming the
consignment of funds, transfer the fund into his/her personal or company
account, when a power of attorney his given in his/her name.
If you are willing to assist us, let us know without skeptism, and all
modalities to achieve this will be discussed in details.
May God bless you and family.
Best regards
C. Manini.
For the family.
Tel: 27-83-433-0354
Fax: 27-86-5149810
KINDLY REPLY VIA THIS CONFIDENTIAL FAMILY EMAIL:( c.manini@yahoo.com)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam