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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 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • patrickssipho@websurfer.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: patrickssipho@websurfer.co.za
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 09:37:04 -0800
Subject: Please Help .

From: Mr.Patrick Sipho
(patrickssipho@websurfer.co.za)

Attention: Good friend,

I knkow that you will surely assist me as you have all the resources to help in this problem of mine. personally. let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr.Patrick Sipho. The manager to Mr.David Stevens, a wealthy white farmer who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe which I have no doubt you may be aware if you have read the BBC or CNN news online. Some documented pictures of this incident, you can view at:

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/04/15/zimbabwe.land.03/,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm , http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm

I got your contact through network online hence decided to write to you for a business proposal that will benefit both of us. Before the death of my Boss, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US $18M (Eighteen million United States Dollars) in one of the Private Security Companies due to the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as his foreign partners family valuables to avoid much demurrage from the Security Company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines, chemicals for the farms and establishment of new farm in Swaziland.

This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe introduced a new land act reform, which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers. This resulted in the killing and mob action of Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact a lot of people were killed because of this land reform act of which my master was one of the victims. It is against this background that I took all the legal documents involved and came down to South Africa and decided to seek for an honest foreign businessman, whom I can entrust this fund to; I must also let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free. And all the documents are with me, here in South Africa. If you accept to assist me, I will send you the procedure for the claiming of the consignment.

This money I intend to use for my investment and growth in your country. I have two options for you; firstly, you can have 30% of the money for your assistance and 5% for any expenses on both sides and 65% for me. Or you can go into partnership with me in your country.

Finally, please treat this matter as urgent as possible. I am daring need to leave this country since I cannot invest the amount here in South Africa due to their restrictions on Asylum Seekers.Thanking you in anticipation of your kind understanding and immediate
response to my private email address. (patrickssipho@websurfer.co.za)


Regards,
Mr.Patrick Sipho.
(patrickssipho@websurfer.co.za)

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