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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "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)
  • "keep it 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)
  • "department of mineral resources" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • drmartinszuma@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: implimenting committee sa <martinszuma101@live.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:28:20 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPOND


From: Dr Martins Zuma,
Department of Mineral Resources,
Republic of South Africa
Email:drmartinszuma@jmail.co.za


Hello Friend!

It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my colleague=
s. Your information was given to me by a member of the South African Expor=
t Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government delegation on a tr=
ip to overseas country for bilateral conference talks to encourage foreign=
investors. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in=
the execution of the deal hereunder for the benefit of all parties and ho=
pe you will keep it confidential because of the nature of this business.

Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director of A=
udit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of three other t=
op officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in US Dollar fu=
nds. The said funds represent certain percentage of the total contract val=
ue executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign
contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced to the amount of US=
$28.500,000.00 (Twenty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Th=
ough the actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, le=
aving the excess balance unclaimed.

Since the present Government is determined to pay all foreign contractor d=
ebts owned in order to maintain good relationship with foreign governments=
and non-governmental agencies. We intend to include our bills for approva=
ls with the Department of Finance and the Contracts Award and Payments Com=
mittee. So we are seeking your assistance to front as beneficiary of the u=
nclaimed funds, since we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts. Deta=
ils and change of beneficiary information upon application for claim to re=
flect payment and approvals will be secured on behalf of you/your company.=


I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be=
willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will =
be so negotiated and agreed upon by both you and we on this side, before f=
urther details will change hands to enhance our primary objective. The mod=
e of sharing after a successful transfer of the money into
your account, shall be 70% to my colleagues and I, for the role you will b=
e expected to play in this deal, we have agreed to give you 25% of the tot=
al sum and 5% for the expenses we are going to encounter by the two partie=
s at the course of this transaction.

The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with utm=
ost confidentiality. It does not matter whether you/your company does cont=
ract projects as a transfer of powers will be secured in favor of you/your=
company to settle any legality. Also, your area of specialization is not =
a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have repose=
d my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint us.

I expect your urgent response to enable us conclude this transaction urgen=
tly without any hitch. Kindly notify me via my Private email for further d=
etails upon your acceptance of this proposal.=20

Thanks for your co-operation.

Regards

Dr Martins Zuma.
Email:drmartinszuma@jmail.co.za



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