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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)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • mary_yengeni_1@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mary_yengeni_3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:13:27 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?I=20NEED=20YOUR=20ASSISTANCE?=

>From lady T.Yengeni,
WESSELSBRON-south African

Dear Friend, My name is Mary Yengeni a south African Parliamentarian Wife.
I got your Contact through a personal research .I am the Wife to Mr. Tony
Yengeni .
Mr Yengeni was the chairman of parliament's in south Africa and the former
chief whip of the ruling political party ANC. My Husband (MR. T.YENGENI),
as a result of trust and Confidence has mandated that I search for a Reliable
and trustworthy foreign partner,who Will help receive some funds, which
we have in cash Totalling of(fifteen Million United States Dollars) into
a personal,company or any Reliable foreign bank account for safe keeping
and investment. Since our family bank accounts Within and outside the country
have all been Frozen by the authorities. You can check the follwing web-sitesabout
my husband and i and about the latest developement about our family.

1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2756861.stm
2)http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/10/03/safrica.arms/index.html

However we have managed to push the money to West- Africa ( Ghana ) and
it is presently in Ghana through a diplomatic means which was only the means
the money could leaves South Africa . The total sum will be shared as follows:25%
for you , 70% For my family , and the remaining 5% will be used for the
reimbursement of all the expenses we incurre in the process of this transaction.In
this regard,i will advice you to contact my Son that is in refugees camp
in Ghana, He will give you further details on the way forward, and necessary
surpport. Name Richard
...Sam.Yengeni.

E-mail address : mary_yengeni_1@gawab.com Refugees camp Ghana R/M 47,
Block 10 Endeavor to keep this business strictly confidential because of
South African Goverment.I will be most grateful if you can assist us in
this transaction. Awaiting your
urgent reply asap.
Thanks Mary
Yengeni. Mrs (For The Family)

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