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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:
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
• 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.
  • +27734302122 (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.
  • zuma616mashala@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: zuma mashala <zumamashala111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <zuma616mashala@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 09:59:08 +0200
Subject: Expression of Concern - please advise



FROM; TRADE AND INVESTMENT LIMPOPO,
Limpopo Province
South Africa.

Dear Sir,

I am the Chairman attached to LIMPOPO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE AND INVESTMENTS. I beg you to be our foreign representative to easily accept the transfer of (U$10m) Ten million US$ into your designated account overseas. I have decided to send forth this proposal to you after some deliberation. The fund which is now in government suspense account is actually meant for a recent contract awarded to a foreign firm for suppliers of Raw Materials to my department. This is in pursuit of our agreement under the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and Paris Club dept servicing programme to pay out all outstanding dept owned to foreign firm which is why I seek your assistance for the easily transfer of the fund as the beneficiary and also in recognition of your personal executive profile and investment opportunities available in your firm I presume At this juncture , I want you to present your company as the original beneficiary of the above fund to enable me put claim on the fund. I am assuring you that this 100% risk free transaction because all necessary arrangement to secure a successful transaction is been put in place. Finally, I shall offer you 30% for your assistance, 10% will be for any unforeseen expenses made by both side while 60% will be for my investment in your country.
If you are satisfied with this proposal, please kindly notify me by my direct line +27-73-430-2122 or email (zuma616mashala@yahoo.com) for more details
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL, disregard if you are not interested.

Regards

Mr ZUMA MASHALA
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