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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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • princessjanefamily@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "princessjane@terra.es" <princessjane@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 09:22:53 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Miss Jane Seeking For Your Help


From: Princess Jane
Republic of Zimbabwe
Email: princessjanefamily@yahoo.com

Dearest in God,

Good day and Compliments,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward you abundantly. My family and I are true Christians and worship's God truthfully. I got your contact through Internet during my research for someone who could help me and my family. I am a female student of University of Zimbabwe, studying french as a course. I am 24 yrs old I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction. Well, my father died earlier two months ago and left my mother, I and my junior brother behind. He was a King, which our town citizens titled him before his death.

I was a Princess to him and I and my brother are the only people who can take Care of his wealth now because my mother is not literate enough to know all my father's wealth that he left behind. He left up to USD10,000.000.00 dollars (TEN MILLION US DOLLARS) which was deposited with a Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa; I don't know how and what I will do to retrive and invest this money somewhere abroad or in your country, afterwhich we will come over to use part of the money to secure a house in your country and settle there so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to us, which they were planning to do without my consent because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.

This is why I felt happy when I saw your contact which strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me secure and invest this money. I thereby need your help in bringing the box contaning the money out from the security company, based on your reply I will furnish you with more details on how we can proceed. I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you help us in securing this money and another 10% interest of Annual Income to you, for handling this business for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting this fund, kindly reach me with my private Email (princessjanefamily@yahoo.com) and I will let you know the next step to take towards actualizing this transaction as quick as possible. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free.

Yours sincerely,
Princess Jane and family.
princessjanefamily@yahoo.com


Note: Please let it be between you and my family alone there is no 3rd party needed until we actualize this business.







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