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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "for your efforts, i am prepared to offer you " (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)
  • "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 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)
  • "contract review panel" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27838746995 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • dljph45@yahoo.com.ar

Fraud email example:

From: joseph dlamini <dlajsh56@yahoo.ie>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:25:17 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PRIVATE INVESTMENT TRANSFER



FROM: MR. JOSEPH DLAMINI
TEL: +27-838746995
EMAIL:dljph45@yahoo.com.ar


PRIVATE INVESTMENT TRANSFER


TO: CEO/DIRECTOR

Sir/Madam


I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this letter as request from someone
in dire need of your assistance, I got your contact from the South African Information Exchange
(S.A.I.E.) in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Firstly, my name is MR. JOSEPH DLAMINI from Zimbabwe; I am the chairman of contract review panel
in my country before the problem of the land reform program in my country Zimbabwe.
Before the escalation of the situation in Zimbabwe I recovered $18 Million US dollars from over inflated
contracts by some government officials but I was a member of the opposition party the MDC
(Movement for Democratic Change), and the ruling Party, (ZANU PF) has been against us.So I had to
flee out of the country to a neighboring African Country (South Africa) where I am currently
residing now as a refugee (Asylum Seeker).


Meanwhile, before the escalation of the situation in Zimbabwe I had not reported the recovery of my
findings to the panel. So this money was in my possession and I lodged it as a consignment in one of
the security companies here in South Africa.


However, I want you to assist me make claims of this fund ($18M) to your personal or company’s
account in your country so that I can fly down there to invest with it. I will be very grateful if
you can assist me. As I told you, I am now living in South Africa as Asylum seeker and the financial
laws of South Africa does not allow Asylum seekers certain right to such huge amount of money.

In view of this, I 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 efforts, I am prepared to offer you 25% of the total fund. While 5% will
be set aside for local and international expenses incurred during the process of the
transfer and 70% will be kept for my investment.

Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done, will be conveyed to you once we
establish trust and confidence between ourselves.

Looking forward to your reply and please treat as very urgent.

Best regards.

MR. JOSEPH DLAMINI

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