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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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• 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • annelvis@totonline.net

Fraud email example:

From: "ann elvis" <annelvis5@g.pl>
Reply-To: annelvis@gawab.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:31:22 +0200
Subject: With Trust and Confidence

Miss. Ann Elvis,St De Clerk Cresent AveKwazulu NatalSouth Africa.Email:annelvis@totonline.net or annelvis@ymail.comTel : + 27-83-340-2830Sir/MadamI am Miss. Ann (19 years old) the only daughter of late Mr. Dick Elvis, fromZimbabwe , I got your contact address, when l was searching for businessopportunities in your country.During the current crisis against the opposition party/ farmers of Zimbabweby supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to Claim all the white ownedfarms in my Country, he ordered all the farmers to surrender their farms tohis party members and their followers, My father was one of the biggestfarmers in the Country and although a black indigene, He did not support thepresidents political ideology.Therefore the Presidents supporters invaded my father's farm raid, loot andburnt down everything, killed him and confiscated all his investments. Afterthe death of my father, my little brother and I decided to move out ofZimbabwe for the safety of our lives. On our departure from Zimbabwe, Wetook along with us some of the document's that my father gave to me beforehe died, which he told me that he deposited the amounted of *USD$10,000,000.00*( *Ten Million United States Dollars*) in the Republic ofSouth Africa before he died, as a personal valuables in one of the SecurityCompany in South Africa and we sought for Political asylumMy little brother has suggested and I agree that we have to further move outof African Continent to overseas to further our education and to do areliable business investments. Therefore we have decided that I shouldcontact any reliable overseas person, firm, Company who could assist us totransfer this money out of South Africa for a life time investment .If myproposal is considered assisting us to transfer this money to your country,we confidentially agree to offer you 30% of the total found, while 70% willbe for me and my little brother to invest in your country with yourassistance and directives.NOTE: PLEASE FOR THE REASON OF OUR ASYLUM STATUS DO MAINTAIN ABSOLUTECONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY WHILE WE ALSO PROMISE TO DO THE SAME. I ASSUREYOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL NOT CAUSE YOU ANY TROUBLE.PLEASE READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.www1.zimbabwesituation.comhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stmFinally, for the security and interest of this transaction, I want you tocontact us through the above email address or telephone number.Best Regards,Miss. Ann Elvis.

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