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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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • tyyengeni2008@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "T Y" <tyengeni4@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:03:11 +0200
Subject: Alliance


Dear Partner,

My name is Mr. Tony Yengeni, the former ANC Chief Whip and the then
Chairperson of South African parliament's joint standing committee on
defense, which oversaw the arms deal. I was incarcerated for four years due
to the arms deal and my international passport was confiscated by the
government in order to prevent me from traveling abroad. I am out of prison
and have been made an executive member in the ruling party of South Africa,
ANC.

I am writing you to collaborate with you in a very confidential business
transaction which I want you to carry out for me due to my present situation
in my country. During the arms deal which I was involved in, I personally
deposited in Europe and the sum of US$23.8 Million Dollars in a private
security/finance company.



Due to the problem that emanated that led me to jail, I told the security
company that the content in the luggage is my family precious valuables
containing gold/diamond jewels.

If you can work together with me to invest this money in your country in
real estate development or building of a five star hotel, I will compensate
you with 25% of the total money and you automatically become my partner and
the custodian of the investment. The turnover each year, you will be
transferring into an account which I will give you after the investment.

This requires that you have to travel to Europe for the purpose of this
transaction if you can be capable to establish this business relationship
with me.

In your response, indicate your interest and include your contact
telephone/fax numbers to enable me contact you for more discussions and
detailed procedure which must be followed to achieve this objective.

Regards,

Tony Yengeni
E-mail: tyyengeni2008@jmail.co.za

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