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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • moyodrndlovu@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. MAAKANA" <mrmaakanasellozw12@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:27:44 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

#:17, DE FIRST VILLAGE,
BLOCK 2,
ZIMBABWE,

To: CEO/Director,

I decide to contact you, to help me, my name is Mr. Maakana Sello, I am in
charge of Zimbabwe Administration, Office of the Engineering unit,
operating from our office in Zimbabwe and Botswana. We have about
USD$11.200, Million US dollars, we want to move out of Zimbabwe; because of
who the president is treating our country starting 1st Jan, of 2007 you can
check on the ( B B C ) for your understanding please.

My partner who is a South African citizen by name, Dr. N .C Moyo, you have
to contact him on his private email Or telephone for more information’s and
he will instruct you what to do, and we need a good partner that we can
trust.

This money is generated from Gold in my conutry and it has been for a long
time here, the only way we can move the money will be through diplomatic
means to your country for security reason, it will move to South Africa
first, before transferring to any bank of your choice. 20% of the total sum
will be for you, while 6% stands to cover all expenses; your own part of
this deal is to give us all assistance needed if you are interested I will
furnish you with more details. The whole process is simple and we must keep
a low profile at all times.

I look forward to your reply and co-operation, and I thank you in advance as
I anticipate your co-operation. You are to reach my partner (Dr.N.C.Moyo) on
via Telephone: 00 27 7846 98980 / email: moyodrndlovu@yahoo.com

Waiting for your urgent response,

Regards,

Mr.Maakana Sello

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