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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:
  • "i got your address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +27784897749 (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.
  • susankhumalo@homemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SUSAN KHUMALO <khumalo_susan2@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:23:25 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS SUSAN KHUMALO



MRS SUSAN KHUMALO
PHONE NUMBER;+27-78-4897-749
FAX NUMBER +27--86-6963-553
PRIVATE EMAIL;susankhumalo@homemail.co.za
Attn: SIR/MADAM I know you will be surprised to receive a letter from me. I got your address from a business directory at Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry. I am an investor currently on exile in SOUTH AFRICA because of the civil war in my country.I wish to invest in a country with political stability,reliable, dependable infrastructure and security of life and I decided to solicit for you assistance to transfer the sum of $30million USDollars inherited from my late Husband, into your personal or company's account. For investment in a Finance house, this amount was "WILL" to me by my late husband. I am willing to invest in a company with potentials for growth and stability including your company if your bye-laws allows for foreign investors or any other good and profitable business that you may suggest.
I will be very happy if this enquiry receive urgent attention. You should mail your acceptance to my email address and information should include personal and company profile as I will also send to you all required information about myself and the help that I need from you about myinvestment plans upon receipt of your mail. Hoping for a very successful business relationship with you. please call me on 27-78-4897-749 as soon as you received this email for further details.
N.B For your assistance I we offer you 25% of the total sum of the money while 5% will be set aside for any expense that we may incure during the process of the transfer.Regards and God blessing.SUSAN KHUMALO(Widow)

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