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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)
  • "huge amount 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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • johnnd22@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ndlovu johnn" <ndlovujohnn15@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:29:32 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

JOHNND FROM SANDTON,
JOHANNESBURG SOUH AFRICA



Dear sir,madam,
BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this
letter as a request from a family in dare need of assistance. First I must
introduce myself I am Johnnd P.Miller from Angola. I am the first and only
son of late Brigadier Paul Miller. I am presently residing in South Africa.

On behalf of me and my widowed mother,Mrs.Philomin Miller,I decided to
solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$10 Million(Ten Million
United States Dollars) inherited from my late father into your
personal/company's account.

Before my father's death he was a brigadier in charge of arms and ammunition
purchase for the Angolan Armed Forces. In his 'WILL'he specifically drew my
attention to this sum of US$10 Million that he deposited in a safe box of
private security company in South Africa.With my name and made every
documents with my name.

In fact my father said in his will and I quote; My beloved son,I wish to
draw your attention to the sum of US$10M which I deposited in a box with a
security company here in Johannesburg, south Africa.
In case of my absence on earth caused by death only, you should solicit for
a reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of South
Africa for investment purposes. I deposited the money in your name and you
can claim it alone, with the deposit code.my mother has all the documents.
Take good care of my mother and two sisters. We are now living in South
Africa as political asylum seeker and the financial laws of South Africa do
not allow asylum seekers certain rights to such huge amount of money.

In view of this cannot invest this money in South Africa hence I am asking
you to assist me to transfer this money out of south Africa for investment
purpose. For your effort, I am prepared to offer you 25% of the total fund,
while 5% will be set aside for local and international expenses and 70% will
be kept for my family and me.
Finally, all modalities on how to transfer this fund will be conveyed to you
once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves.

I urge you expedite action on this issue and sincerely hope that your
co-operate abilities will see us through.
Thanks,

You are therefore advised to contact me at my private E-mail below:
johnnd22@myway.com


Best regard,
Yours turly,
Mr.Johnnd P.Miller
For the family

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