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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:
  • "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. )
  • "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 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: peter banda <bnd_ptr08@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <bndptrsbc009@executivemail.co.za>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:39:38 +0200
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL



FROM: (M). PETER. BANDA.TEL +27- 73-369-3923FAX: +27- 184-641-359GROUND FLOOR, BRISTER HOUSE 191GOVAN MBEKI STREETPORTELIZABRTH 6001EASTERN CAPE SOUTH AFRICA.


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Attn: President / Managing Director.

My name is Mr. Peter. Banda., the elder son of Mr. Smith. G. Banda.. During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned/some Black farms in our country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and their followers.

My father was one of the big Tobacco farmers in the country and knowing that he did not support the president’s political ideology, the president’s Supporters invaded my father’s farm, burnt down everything, shot him and as a result of the wounds he sustained, he became sick and died after two days. And after his death, my mother and I with my brother and one of my sister decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to South Africa. BUT, before he died he wrote his will, which reads "(MY BELOVEED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF US$18.5 MILLION DOLLARS WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG (SOUTH-AFRICA). IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH ONLY.

You should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of SOUTH AFRICA for investment purpose. I deposited the money in your Name " Peter. Banda " as a personal valuable as I wouldn’t like the Security Company to know the actually content of the metal box for Security reasons, the box can be claimed by you alone with the deposited code, your mother has all the documents, take good care of your mother, brother and your only sister" From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family depends on this money as much.

I will be very grateful if you can assist us. We are now living in South Africa as POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS and the financial law of South Africa does not allow asylum seekers certain financial rights as such huge amount of money, any banking transaction even not allowed to take employment or to invest any amount of money in the Country. In view of this, I cannot invest this money in South Africa, hence I am asking you to assist us to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purposes. 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 and 70% will be kept for my family and I. Note: the key to this transaction is absolute Confidentiality, trust and honesty because without trust and honesty this business cannot be established. This transaction is 100% risk free. Please, you are advised to reply to this mail address: -

Best regards,
MR. PETER. BANDA.
(For The Familys)
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