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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • temba.khoza_online@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Temba Khoza" <temba.khoza_online@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:35:39 +0200
Subject: Business Assistance Proposal

FROM: MR.TEMBA P. KHOZA
JOHANNESBURG-SOUTH AFRICA
Private email : temba.khoza_online@yahoo.co.uk



ATTN: PRESIDENT/ CEO,


DIRECTOR, DELIVERY/OPERATIONS
RE: TRANSFER OF US$25 MILLION FOR INVESTMENT.

I am Mr.Temba P.Khoza,the Director of Delivery/Operations in a security company here in
South Africa. Our firm is a security company of high repute with years of outstanding
service to the people of Africa especially top government officials and military
leaders in the world. I have resolved to contact you through this medium based on
business proposal that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I have not discussed
this transaction with anybody because it is of top secret. To be explicit and straight
to the point, a reputable client of ours deposited a consignment in our company's
vault for safekeeping. And since then our client has failed to come forward to claim
his consignment, which has accumulated a considerable amount of money in demurrage.
Consequently, in our bide to contact this client to redeem the demurrage which his
consignment had accumulated i discovered that our client was the former Late Prime
Minister of Lebanon,Mr. Rafik Hariri,

Profile of the Late Minister of Lebanon:
Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri {November 1, 1944 – February 14, 2005} married to Nazek Audi
Hariri, was a Lebanese self – made billionaire and business tycoon, and was former
Prime Minister of Lebanon {1992 – 1998 and 2000 – 2004} before his late resignation
from office on October 20, 2004. The late Rafik Hariri died on February 14, 2005 when
explosives equivalent to around 300 kg of C4 were detonated as his motorcade drove past
the Saint George Hotel in the Lebanese capital, for more information please log on to
{http://www.hariri.info}.

After in the same year the consignment was entrusted into our care. Since the death of
our client Late Prime Minister of Lebanon,Mr. Rafik Hariri,none of his benefactors has
come forward to claim the consignment with us, which means that non of his relatives or
aids had any knowledge of this consignment. Hence out of curiosity I decided to
secretly open the box that our client deposited in our vault. And to my surprise I
discovered that the metal box that were registered as treasures by our client actually
contained a considerable amount of money in United States Dollars amounting to
about US$25Million US Dollar.

Since this development I have been nursing plans secretly. I also found out from
enquiries and the foreign media that our late client siphoned a lot of money from his
country while he was in office as Prime Minister, It is my conviction that the
consignment in our vault was part of the money that our client siphoned and now that he
is dead there is no trace to this money in our care. After going through his (WILL) I
found that he stated that the treasure should be used to support (Islamic race).

Finally, I am now soliciting your noble assistance to assist me in transferring this
money out of South Africa to your country for immediate investment . I have also
decided that you will generously be entitled to 40% of the total amount. Upon my
receipt of your reply confirming your willingness to assist me of this transaction, I
will immediately arrange and transfer all the rights of ownership of this consignment
to your name to facilitate your easy clearance and transfer of the complete funds to
your country for onwards investment. This transaction is 100% risk free. Please
maintain absolute confidentiality on this matter.Please reply on my private mail
(temba.khoza_online@yahoo.co.uk)

I await your most prompt response.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Temba.P. Khoza

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