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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i got your address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Jabulani Thabo" <jabulanithabo@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: cantolasmithfamily@live.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:04:56 -0700
Subject: We look forward to a successful working relationship in the future.


FROM: SMITH CANTOLA
TEL:+0027-733195938

12/06/08
DEAR SIR / MADAM

My name is MR SMITH CANTOLA, the son of Mr. DAVID CANTOLA from Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I
got your address from the South African chamber of commerce here in
Johannesburg. During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from
the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned
farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all THE white
farmers to surrender all THEIR farms to his party members and his followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt
everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items
in my fathers farm.

Before his death, my father he had deposited with the Security Company
in Johannesburg,
South Africa the sum of Eight Hundred,Twenty Thousand Great Britain Pounds
(£820,000,00.) After the death of my father, we decided to move to the
Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security
Company as valuables. So I /we decided to contact you as an overseas firm
that will assist us to move this money out of South Africa because as
asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any Bank Account within South
Africa and we trust you has the skills to handle the transaction.

We have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 5%
will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of
this transaction while 70% will be for me and my family to invest in your
country of which you will be the C.E.O of the company

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
fax numbers for easy communication. Or my E-mail address. Note that this
transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.

We look forward to a successful working relationship in the future.

BEST REGARDS
MR SMITH CANTOLA. [FOR THE FAMILY)

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