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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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 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.
  • vivian_martin07@yahoo.com.ar (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Vivian Martin" <vivian_martin08@yahoo.com.ar>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:55:01 -0300 (ART)
Subject: From Mrs.Vivian !!


Hello My Dear

Greetings to you and to your family, I decided to contact you after a long search for a reliable, honest and trustworthy person that will assist me with my family, in this situation, on receipt of your contact, i did not just sent you an email, i prayed and fasted with my Children here in refugee camp, before i sent the message to you, we are sincerely seek your assistance. My name is Mrs.Vivian Martin Olds, the Wife of late Mr.Martin Olds, a wealthy farmer whom Our wicked President Robert Mugabe murdered my lovely husband, after he kill my husband i decided to ran way from our country with my children,to refugee camp, because we are his next target to eliminate. You will read more stories about President Mugabe's acts by visiting this web site:(www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html)

Here is my reason for contacting you. before the death of my husband, he deposited the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$10,5.000,000.00) with a Security Company,The money was deposited as a gem/precious stone in a metal trunk box to avoid seizure and much demurrage from the security company organization. This money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.

The government seized all my husband farms and bank account before his Murder. He told me everything concerning the funds while he was still Alive. This is why I need your assistance in securing the funds there in your Country, so that I can arrange on how to come over to your country with my children,for the investment of the fund, I am willing to offer you 25% of the total fund for your assistance. 5% will be mapped out for any expenses. 70% for me, for the investment in your country, as you may know that the financial law and regulations of the government does not give we assylum seekers financial rights to such huge sum of money. In view of this, The monetary policy/law does not allow such investment by an asylum seeker or refugee. Please, let me know if you can assist me, so that I can give you more details on how we shall proceed this business.

Please reply me with this my private emai:(vivian_martin07@yahoo.com.ar) for more dateils about this business.

Hope to hear from you,

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Vivian Martin Olds,


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