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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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 highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • james_dona2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james donald <jame_dona17@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <james_dona1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:49:38 +0100
Subject: James Donald



Dearest one,

I know that you will be surprised to receive this letter from me since you don't know me in person. For the purpose of introduction I am James Donald Keno. The only son of late Mr. Donald Keno from Zimbabwe who was recently murdered in political land dispute in Zimbabwe.

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 alleged support and sympathy for Zimbabwe supporters of main opposition party (movement for democratic change) (M.D.C) Before the death of my father, he went to Ivory Coast and deposited the sum of US$ 25,million (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in one of the femurs Bank here in Ivory Coast, for establishment of new farm land before his sudden death and he used my name as the next of kin and made the deposit.

The money was earmarked for the purchase of new machineries and chemicals for the establishment of new farms in Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire This Land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land act which mostly affects the white rich farmers and some few blacks vehemently condemned the "Modus operandi" adopted by the ruling government.

This resulted to continue killing and Mob actions. I am presently staying here in Ivory Coast as an Asylum seeker; I have decided to transfer this money to a foreign country where it can be invested safely and wisely. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in Ivory Coast for fear of encountering the same experience in future since both countries have the same political policy/law that does not allow investment hence you are seeking for an asylum that means refugees. I must let you know that this business is 100% risk free and the nature of your business does not matter.

Please if you are willing to assist me, I will give you 20% of the total money, and 80% will be for me and for my investment. Therefore if you are willing and interested to render the needed assistance, endeavor to reply through my private email .I also needs your private telephone numbers for easy communication.
Remember that this is highly confidential and the success of this business depends on how secret it is kept. Expecting your reply soonest through this E-mail address (james_dona2@yahoo.com)for more clarifications.


Best regards,
James Donald Keno.

N/B. PLEASE MY DEAR I WILL BE GLAD IF YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE BELOW WEB SITE TO UNDERSTAND VERY WELL WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

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