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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 - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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 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.
  • waruwarisfamily@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: benjamine waruwari <w_benjamine24aa@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <waruwarisfamily@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:59:14 +0200
Subject: LETTER !!



From: Mr. Benjamin WaruwariReply Email:(waruwarisfamily@yahoo.co.uk Dear,Due to my careful search for an honest, reliable and sincere business partner, I got your contact from internet and I ask if you can be trusted not to break an agreement? My name is Mr. Benjamin Waruwari , the son of Late Mr. George Mpenza. A Zimbabwe business Man, politician and Farmer. During the current crises against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all farms to his party members and his followers. My father is One of the most successful multi-farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe`s ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded his farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing him and made away with a lot of items in my Father's farm. Before his death, my father had deposited with a security company in South Africa the sum of (US$6Million - Six Million United States Dollars ). (The documents of which he only made me aware of) After the death of my father , I decided to move to Republic of South Africa where I re-located under political asylum as a refugee to seek for foreign partner overseas that will assist me to move this money out of the security company to his country for investment purpose. As an asylum seeker I am not allowed to Invest or operate any Bank Account within South Africa. That is why I need this urgent help. I have agreed with my mother to compensate you out of the total sum for your assistance as soon as the money gets into your account. I want truth and honest to be our watch word in this transaction for the successful out comes of it. Please reply me as soon as possible if you are willing to work with me.( waruwarisfamily@yahoo.co.uk)Thanks and God bless you. Sincerely Yours, Mr. Benjamin Waruwari
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