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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • +27797585599 (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.
  • edc2u2008@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Edwin Carry <wxz2u2008@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:18:01 +0200
Subject: Edwin Carry


From: Edwin Carry
Cambridge Str,
Off Loius Botha Str,
Johannesburg,
Republic Of South Africa.
Phone : +27-79-758-5599
Attn:Ceo/Md,

You may be surprised to recieve this letter from me since you do not know =
me personally, the purpose of my introduction is that, I am Edwin Carry th=
e first son of Mr. James Carry who was recently murdered in the land dispu=
te in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through network online hence decided to=
write you, to seek for your coperation, assistance and understanding. Bef=
ore the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the=
sum of US$25M (twenty five Million United States Dollars), in one of the =
private security companies, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabw=
e. This money was deposited in a box as germ stones and family antiques to=
avoid much demurrage from the security company.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for t=
he farms and establishment of new farm in Swaziland.This land problem came=
when Zimbabwean President Mr.Robert Mugabe introduce a new Land Act refor=
m which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few blacks farmers=
. And this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war vetera=
ns and some lunatics in the society.

Infact,a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for w=
hich my father was one of the victim. It is against this background that, =
I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa decided to trans=
fer my father's money to foreign account since the law of South Africa pro=
hibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involve=
d in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone of South Af=
rica.

As the eldest son of my father,I am saddled with the responsibility of see=
king for a genuine foreign account where this money could be lodged/ trans=
ferred without the knowledge of my government who are bent on taking every=
thing we have got. The South African government seems to be playing along =
with them.I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in=
South Africa for fear of going through the same experience in future sinc=
e both countries have similar political history. Moreover,the South Africa=
n Foreign Exchange Policy does not allow such investments for political re=
fugees.As a business man,who I have to entrust my future since both my fut=
ure and of my family are in his hands,I must let you know that this transa=
ction is risk free.If you accept to assist me and my family all I want you=
to do for me is to make arrangements and come to Johannesburg-South Afric=
a,so that you can open a non-resident account which you will aid us in tra=
nsferring the money into any account which you will nominate overseas.

This money we intended to use for investment. I have two options for you, =
firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominat=
ing your account for this transaction.Or you can go into partnership with =
us for proper profitable investment of the money in your country either in=
your area of expertriate or according to your directives. Whichever the o=
ptions you want, feel free to notify me we have also mapped out 5% of this=
money for all kinds of expenses we might incure in the process of this tr=
ansaction.If you do not prefer partnership I am willing to give you 15% of=
the money while the remaining 80% will be for my family's investment in y=
our country.

Contact me with the above Telephone number: +27-79-758-5599 while I implor=
e you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in this transaction. Best =
regards while hoping in recieving your confirmention soonest for the speed=
y takeoff of this project.

Yours truly,

Edwin Carry.(For My Family).=20

Phone: +27-79-758-5599

Email: edc2u2008@yahoo.com [mailto:edc2u2008@yahoo.com]=20


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