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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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "the key word to this transaction is absolute 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 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.
  • paulisiaku@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Isiaku <paulisiaku0@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:34:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL


FROM Mr. Paul Isiaku
City of Malaysia,
kuala-lumpur.

PHONE: +60-143-314-543
Family E-mail: paulisiaku@yahoo.co.in

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Alberto,

My name is Mr. Paul Isiaku, the eldest son of MR. Isiaku Peterson, of ZIMBABWE. It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address, I got it on the internet here in kuala-lumpur when I was making an intensive research for my investment in your country then I decided to contact you directly.

During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our resident, ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned 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 great and best 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 sustained, he became sick and died after some days.

And after his death, I decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of my life to malaysia. But before he died HE WROTE HIS WILL, which reads "(MY BELOVEED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF USD$21.5 MILLION {TWENTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS} WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN Malaysia(kuala-lumpur). IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH ONLY".

This money was deposited in a box as a germ stone to avoid much demurrage in the Security Company. You should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of Malaysia for investment purpose.or invest it in Malaysia I deposited the money in your name and it can be claimed by you alone with the deposit code. Your mother has all the documents. Take good

care of your mother and brother." 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.

I am now living in Malaysia as POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS and the financial law of Malaysia does not allow ASYLUM SEEKERS certain financial rights to such huge amount of money .In view of this, I cannot invest this money in Malaysia, hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this money out of Malaysia for investment purposes. For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund, while 5% will be set aside for local and international expenses and 75% will be kept for me and my family.

Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you once we establish trust and confidence between ourselves. Looking forward to your urgent reply .For detailed information, please contact me on my family e-mail address: paulisiaku@yahoo.co.in or via phone + 60-143-314-543

NOTE: THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

You can as well read more about the crises in my country and about this situation on the following sites: http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe

http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html
Thanks and God Bless You.

Mr. Paul Isiaku.

(FOR THE FAMILY)






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