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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.
• 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.
  • davidolds1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mr david olds <davidolds_16@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <davidolds1@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:26:23 +0100
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


From Mr. David Olds
Email davidolds1@myway.com
Dear Friend, With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met before either physically or through correspondenceor or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and the immense benefit it will be to you. After careful consideration with my Family we resolved to contact you for your most needed assistance in this manner. Although i know this proposal might seem strange to you but for the purpose of introduction, Am Mr. David Olds, a citizen of Zimbabwe, the son of late Mr. Martin Olds an Agriculturist who until his untimely death lived and made a living as an Agriculturist (FARMING) who was murdered in a land dispute in ZIMBABWE. I got your contact from a very reliable source through the Thailand Information Exchange Online, and then I decided to write you because i have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal involving a huge sum of money. My late father was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of President ROBERT MUGABE for his allegedly support and sympathy for Zimbabwean opposition party. Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of Twelve Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars with a Finance house during when he went to Thailand to purchase his farm machinery equipment, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. The money was deposited as Family Valuables to avoid seize and much demurrage from the security organization. This money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of a new farm. This land problem arose when President Robert. Mugabe introduced a new land Act, which wholly affects the white rich farmers and some few blacks vehemently condemned the 'MODUS OPERANDI' adopted by the government. This resulted to rampant killing and mob actions. I and my family are currently staying in Bangkok Thailand as refugee's asylum seeker, have decided to transfer this money to a foreign country where we can invest it. You will read more stories about President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting. This website: http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in Thailand because the financial law and Regulations of the Kingdom of Thailand do not permit us the financial rights to such huge sum of money. In view of this, I cannot invest the fund here in Bangkok, Thailand. Moreover, the Governemnt monetary policy/law does not allow such investment by an asylum seeker or refugee. I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free and the nature of your business does not necessarily matter. If you are willing to assist us, we are offering you 20% of the total fund, while we invest 40% of the fund in a joint business venture which you will be in full control and the remaining 40% will be for the family. The followings are my specifications for your consideration and immediate attention: I wish to invest in a stable economy, my interest is a company with potentials for rapid growth in long term business if your country`s bi-laws allows foreign investment. Provide me the following Informations:(1)Your Full Name(2)Your Residential Address(3)Your Age(4)Your Phone and Fax Numbers,I need this information in other for all the legal Documents concerning this Money be Processed.Kindly give this proposal an urgent attention and feel free to contact me for more information. if you are willing and interested to render the needed assistance through the above email address. Best regards.Mr. David Olds.For the family.NOTE: that this transaction needs utmost confidentiality, you need not reply if you are not interested for i would prefer to deal with a very serious minded person Business wise.
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