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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (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)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • kennethndaba@pnetmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BUSSINESS PROPOSAL." <kennethndaba@pnetmail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:26:38 +0200
Subject: BUSSINESS PROPOSAL.




FROM KENNETH NDABA .
105 JAN SMUT AVENUE,ROSEBANK.
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: + 27- 83 535-7054.




PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

I know you will be surprise to receive this mail; I got your contact through the
South Africa chamber of commerce industries Johannesburg when I was searching for a
liable person who will assist my family out of this predicament here in South Africa
. I am Mr. KENNETH NDABA, a son of a rich farmer in Zimbabwe Late Mr. PHILIP NDABA.
My father was assassinated last two years in the war zone area in Zimbabwe .

My mother and my two younger sisters are presently in South Africa , where we were
granted political asylum. I inherited the sum of US$17.7 Million Dollars (SEVENTEEN
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) from my father; this money has
been successfully conveyed to me into South-Africa and was deposited in private
security and finance company by my late father. I have every document to this fund
including my father's last WILL.

My reason for contacting you is that this country is know longer a safe place for my
family investment for the fear of encountering the same experience of my late father
in future since the both countries has the same political history and common
boundary, based on this point we seek for your assistance as a reliable partner to
do this Transaction with us abroad.

If you are interested in assisting us to invest this money in your country or
becoming my partner in business, please try to contact me on the above number as
soon as possible.

Endeavor to keep this transaction very private and confidential, because it's my
family lifetime future investment. At the conclusion of this business, you will be
given 15% of the total amount, 80% will be for me and my family the remaining 5%
will be set aside for expenses incurred by both parties For the confidentiality of
this transaction.

Thanks And God Bless.

Best Regards.

MR.KENNETH NDABA.
(For the Family)

KINDLY GET BACK TO US ON OUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS;kennethndaba@pnetmail.co.za



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