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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. )
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • laminjohnson_jamba@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Lamina Jamba" <mrslaminjohnsonjb@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:05:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM: MRS.L . JAMBA


GOOD DAY,

I AM DR. MRS. LAMINA JAMBA, A WIDOW, THE FIRST WIFE OF ENGINEER SOLOMON=
JAMBA OF BULAWAYO ZIMBABWE. THIS IS MY 22 YEARS OF MARRIAGE WITH MR. S=
OLOMON, WHERE I AND MY ONLY SON NOW RESIDENT IN COTONOU REP. OF BENIN A=
S ASYLUM SEEKER (REFUGEE). I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH BENIN CHAMBER OF =
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. WITH YOUR CONTACT PROFILE, I HOPE THAT YOU CAN T=
AKE CARE OF THE AMOUNT INVOLVED. I HAVE SOME HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, WHIC=
H I INHERITED FROM MY LATE DEAD HUSBAND A FEW MONTHS AGO.

MY LATE HUSBAND, S TRAGEDY OCCURRED WHEN THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT TOOK=
OUR FARM FROM US. MY HUSBAND WAS MURDERED IN ZIMBABWEAN AND THE ONLY L=
EFT TWO WIVES, SO I AM WILLING TO LEAVE COTONOU REP. OF BENIN FOR ANY P=
LACE ABROAD. MY FUND IS PRESENTLY DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY WIT=
HOUT DISCLOSING THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX TO THE SECURITY FIRM, AND I WOU=
LD LIKE YOU TO HELP ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY OVERSEAS PENDING INVESTMENT.=
THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED IS USD25MILLION (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED -STAT=
ES DOLLARS) IN CONSIDERATION OF YOUR ASSISTANCE, MY LAWYER AND I HAVE A=
GREED TO OFFER YOU, UPON ACCEPTANCE TO THIS PROPOSAL 30% OF THE TOTAL S=
UM AND 5%HAS MAPPED OUT TO COVER ALL SUNDRY EXPENSES BOTH PARTIES MIGHT=
INCUR, LOCALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY, DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTI=
ON. AND THE REMAINING 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY ONLY SON FOR OUR LIFE I=
NVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I WILL RELATE TO MY LAWYER PARTICULARS UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR APPROVAL FO=
R MORE INFORMATION AND FELL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT MY SON=
MR. JOHNSON JAMBA, THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE HIGHL=
Y APPRECIATED. THANKS AS WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE VIA OUR PRIVATE =
E MAIL ACCOUNT FOR SECURITY REASON: laminjohnson_jamba@yahoo.fr
=20
BEST REGARDS,
DR. MRS.LAMINA JAMBA =20
(FOR THE FAMILY).



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