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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:
  • "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: "Mr. Lucas Mpenza" <gmpenzafamily43@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mpenzafamilys@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:54:52 +0000
Subject: From: Mr. Lucas Mpenza

From: Mr. Lucas Mpenza
Residential Address: 147 Illovo Street Sandton
Johannesburg- South Africa.


Dear Sir,

Due to my careful search for an honest, reliable and sincere business
partner, I got your contact from internet and I ask if you can be trusted
not to break an agreement? Still, it took me time to make up my mind to
contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life
depends on.

My name is Mr. Lucas Mpenza , the only son of Late Mr. George Mpenza. A
Zimbabwe business Man, politician and Farmer. During the current crises
against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of President Robert
Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his
followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all farms to his
party members and his followers.

My Father is One of the most successful multi- farmers in our country and
because he did not support Mugabe`s ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded his
farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing him and made away with a lot
of items in my father's farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with a security company in South
Africa the sum of (US$6 Million - Six Million United States Dollars ). (The
documents of which he only made me and my mother {Mrs. Deborah Mpenza} aware
of) After the death of my father, I and my mother decided to move to
Republic of South Africa where I re-located under political asylum as a
refugee to seek for foreign partner overseas that will assist me to move
this money out of the security company to his country for investment
purpose.

As an asylum seeker we are not allowed to Invest or operate any Bank
Account within South Africa. That is why I need this urgent help. I have
agreed with my mum to compensate you out of the total sum for your
assistance as soon as the money gets into your account.

I want truth and honest to be our watch word in this transaction for the
successful out comes of it.
Please reply me as soon as possible if you are willing to work with me.

Thanks and God bless you.
Sincerely Yours,
Mr. Lucas Mpenza.

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