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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. )
  • "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 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)
• 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.
  • +27784403331 (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.
  • mrsmpoyos@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mpoyo susan <mpoyosusan3@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:38:03 +0200
Subject: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL





TEL : +27-78-440-3331
EMAIL :mrsmpoyos@yahoo.com



HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Sir,


I am Mrs. Susan Mpoyo, wife of Engineer Solomon Mpoyo, of Bulawayo-Zimbabwe. This is my 35 years of marriage with Mr. Solomon, where my only son john and I are now resident in South Africa as asylum seeker. I got your contact through internet. With your contact profile, I hope that you can take care of the amount involved. I have some huge amount of money, which I inherited from my dead husband a few months ago. My husband's tragedy occurred when the Zimbabwean government took our farm from us. My husband was murdered in Zimbabwean .So I am willing to invest in your country




The fund is presently deposited at a Security Company without disclosing the contents of the box to the Security Firm, and I would like you to help me transfer this money overseas pending investment. The amount deposited is U.S$20 Million (Twenty Million United States dollars). In consideration of your assistance, I and my lawyer have agreed to offer you, upon acceptance to this proposal 20% of the total sum and 5% is mapped out to cover all sundry expenses both parties might incur, locally or internationally, during the course of this transaction while the remaining 75% will be for me and my only son for investment in your country.



I will relate to you my lawyer's particulars upon receipt of your acceptance for more information and feel free to ask questions you consider relevant. The confidentiality of this proposal will be highly appreciated. Thanks as we wait your urgent response.


Best Regards,

Susan Mpoyo
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