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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • frankdm01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frankdm01@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:55:30 +0200
Subject: URGENT AND PRIVATE

>From : Mr. Frank Dembo.
Tel:27-73-500-2274
Email:frankdm01@yahoo.com

URGENT AND PRIVATE

Sir / Madam,

I strongly believe that this message would come to you as a surprise. In fact,it is in respect of the strict confidence given to me that you are honest and reliable in business that motivated my interest to seek your cooperation in this transaction. My father is late General Antonio Dembo the former Vice president of UNITA rebels in Angola.

He was the Chairman of Angolan Petroleum Monitoring Committee (APMC) 1992 to 2002.Sadly, he died after an injury sustained during the ambush on The UNITA rebel on 27th February 2002 where the President of UNITA, Dr. Jonas Savimbi was killed. As you might have known, Petroleum is the major revenue source in Angola (Southern Africa).

My father made a lot of money through the job but could not invest the money immediately to avoid probe by the military government. He was able to save the sum of US$52M,( Fifty Two Million United States Dollars).He deposited this sum with a security firm in Johannesburg South Africa.In my father's will, he instructed that this money must be invested overseas with the help of a foreigner who is reliable and trustworthy. So as to avoid probe by the federal government of Angola, since he was a general in the war torn Angola, and could not have amassed such wealth legally. With his death,I came to South Africa and living now as a refugee and as refugee i'm not permitted to operate any bussiness legally here in South Africa,coupled with my father's instructions that is why i'm seeking for your assistance.Hence,I am contacting you to assist me in relocating to your Country.

Consequently, I now seek your cooperation to come to South Africa so that we can open a company account with your Company's name here in Johannesburg,and then we will go to the Security company where the money was deposited and claim it and proceed to the bank for the final transfer to your nominated bank account in your country and I shall go back with you to your country for investment and Shearing.

I, agreed to give you 20% of the total sum, while 75% will be for my family and myself, On the remaining 5%, 3% will be used to offset the bills incurred in the Course of the transfer while 2% will be for charity. The most important thing is to assist us to relocate to your country to live. However you are advised to reply me through my confidential Email mentioned above, once I receive your favorable reply you will be given all necessary details and documents regards to the fund.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Mr. Frank Dembo.

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