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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • winnie_m_003@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • winnie_m_2005@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Winnie Madikizela Mandela" <winnie_m_003@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:15:17 +0200
Subject: VERY CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE!

WINNIE MADIKIZELA MANDELA. (MRS)
PLOT 145 HOUGHTON ESTATE ORANGE GROVE.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
E-mail : (winnie_m_003@hotmail.com )
E-mail : (winnie_m_2005@yahoo.co.uk)



REQUEST FOR URGENT ATTENTION.

Attn: Mr Henk.Keizer

Dear Sir,

I am Mrs Winnie Madikizela Mandela,ersthwhile First Lady and wife of the
Former President Of South Africa, Dr Nelson Mandela. I do regret any
inconveniences the suddenness of this letter may cause you.

As I write now to seek your assistance in this important matter of very
urgent and confidential attention,concerning my personal problem. Since the
souring of our marriage relationship few years ago, I have continued to
suffer undue humiliations in the hands of my former husband Dr Nelson
Mandela, who has continued to spread series of false allegations and
campaign of calumny against me both on the print and electronic media,
locally and internationally purposely to tarnish my good image.

In deliberate attempt to further frustrate me, Dr Mandela has recently
called on the South African government to freeze and confiscate all my
personal belongings and accounts,lodged within the South African banks and
financial institutions,alleging that I had used the advantage of my position
as former first lady to amass wealth and divert into my private pocket the
huge funds raised from charity for the up-keep of those children,who lost
their parents during the obnoxious apartheid regime in South Africa.

consequent upon this development,I wish to write now to ask if you could
please help me by using your account to transfer the sum of (Usd
10.000.000.00).Ten Million united states dollars only, which I have as a
matter of urgency,decided to transfer out of South Africa for proper
safe-keeping and to avert the ugly consequences of the purported plan by the
South African Government to freeze my accounts. The fund is presently kept
under the custody of a private security company here in johannesburg South
Africa.

As I was unable to take the fund out by myself due to certain restrictions
by the Government banning me from travelling to overseas for any purpose not
even for medical check-up, I thereby solicit earnestly for your help towards
this predicament. In case this offer is accepted by yourself, (25%) of the
total fund will go to yourself while (75%) will tentatively remain with you
for me pending the peaceful resolution of this protracted controversies with
my former husband, during which I would then withdraw back my money from
your account.

Please let me know your reaction to the above as soon as possible to enable
me know how to proceed,as I cannot now afford to forfeit such huge amount of
money to the South African Government.I know however,that you might not just
find it very easy to immediately accept this very proposal,as we are not yet
familiar with each other. But I plead for your understanding to oblige my
request. For further enquiries, you can contact Mr Jeff Mandela who is my
only son from my marriage with Dr Nelson Mandela.

He could not withstand the humiliations and frustrations I was going through
in the hands of his father, and decided to stay with me as to give me all
the support I needed in this time of distress. His private telephone number
is 0027 73 502 4808.

I have already directed my Consultant Barrister to arrange a close -door
meeting to enable both of us to see face-to-face, as to get acquianted with
each other.

Please feel free to contact me through the above e-mail address or call jeff
directly,and possibly to ask any question you deemed important.

I wait for your response.

Best Regards,

WINNIE MADIKIZELA MANDELA. (MRS)

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