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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:
  • "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)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • zjohnson42@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "zumack johnson" <zjohnson1001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: zjohnson42@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:50:42 +0200
Subject: AN URGENT PROPOSAL

ATTN : FRIEND

PLEASE TREAT AS ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL.

Compliments of the day and my best wishes to you. I know this letter will
come to you surprisingly but let it not be a surprise to you, for nature has
a way of arriving. I am Mr. Zumack Johnson (JR), the son of late Mr.Zumack
Johnson who was the former Executive Director of Banking Department,Central
Bank of Liberia but was killed during the civil war. Knowing your country as
being condusive for investment and your people as transparent and
trustworthy to engage in business on which premise I write you. Before my
father died,he had the sum of Eighty Million One Hundred Thousand United
States dollars(US$80,100,000.00)cash which he kept away from the rebel
leaders during the course of the war.This fund was supposed to be used for
the rehabilitation of water resources all over our country before the
outbreak of war.

When the war broke out, the rebel leader demanded that this fund be given to
him but my father insisted that the money was not in his possession and he
was killed because of his refusal to release the fund. Before he was killed,
he has already arranged for the fund to be flown to Republic of South Africa
as one of the safest place around through a Diplomat means. There in South
Africa, he deposited the fund in a consignment as Daimonds and private
documents, as a Diplomat the consignment was deposited undisclosed. On his
arrival from South Africa, he was assasinated. l, my Sister and my Mother
escaped to a Border town from where we arranged for our escape to South
Africa after many months with the help of the Red Cross Officers.

I do not want to invest this money in South Africa due to the influx of
Liberian refugees that might recongnise me and eventually expose me.
Furthermore, I have contacted a Financial Consultant here in South Africa on
how to transfer this money to any bank account you will nominate for this
transaction. All necessary precautions has been taken to ensure a no risk
situation on the sides of both parties. With respect to your reward, I have
discussed it with my mother and we resolved to give you 25% of the entire
sum after you have received the money in your account.

We have resolved to give you this percentage in order to motivate you and
also to let you feel satisfied at the end of this transaction. I guarantee
you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you and I from any breach of the law but the only
assurance I need from you is to assure me that you will not sit on my share
when this fund gets to your account.

Most importantly, I will like to invest the money in real estate and stocks
in your country and also buy a personal house where my mother and I will
reside in your ountry. Please note that this transaction is strictly
confidential and must be treated with utmost secrecy. Upon confirmation of
your interest to help me to invest this money, I will give you more
information
in regards to this transaction.While thanking you for your anticipated
understanding and cooperation. I look forward to your urgent response.

Email:zjohnson42@yahoo.com

Mr.Zumack Johnson Jr

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