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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:
  • "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)
  • "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 "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.
  • benmoor090@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ben More" <benmore@gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:57:24 +0200
Subject: My Dearest

FROM MR BENSON MORRIS

Reply to:my Email benmoor090@gmail.com

My Dearest

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this
letter as request from a family in dare need for your assistance.
Firstly, I
must introduce myself which you have known Mr. Benson morrisZimbabwe,
I am the first and the only son of Mr. Charles morris I am presently
residing
in South Africa.

On behalf of my Mother who is a widow Mrs.Grace Morris I decided to
solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$18M (Eighteen
Million
United States Dollars) in your personal or company account.

Before my father's death he was among the few Black farmers in
Zimbabwe who was poisoned by the agents of the ruling government of
President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and sympathy for
Zimbabwe opposition party controlled by the White Zimbabweans. For more
information,please view these sites.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi /africa/1063785.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi /africa/2414713.stm

Before his death, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit this money
to a Security and Finance Company. This money was deposited in a box as
a gemstone to avoid much demurrage from the Security Company. It was
also earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the
farms and to establish new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.

In his WILL he specially drew my attention to this sum of US$18Million
(Eighteen Million United States Dollars) that he deposited in a safe
box in a
private Security and Finance Company here in Johannesburg, South
Africa.

>From the above, you will understand that the live and future of my
family
depends on this money as much as I will be very grateful if you can
assist
us. We are now living in South Africa as Asylum seekers and financial
laws of South Africa does not allow Asylum seekers certain rights to
such
huge amount of money. In view of this, I cannot invest this money in
South
Africa; hence I am asking you to assist me to transfer this money out
of
South Africa for investment purpose. For your efforts, I am prepared to
offer you 25% of the total fund, while 5% will be set aside for local
and
international expenses and 70% will be kept by my family and me.
Finally,
modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you
once
we establish trust and confidence between ourselves. Kindly get back to
me on my private e-mail address


Best Regards
Mr. BENSON MORRIS
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