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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +27730429633 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866636226 (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.
  • janerossman@rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:53:56 +0200
Subject: From Mrs. Jane Rossman


Mrs. Jane Rossman
TEL: +27-73-042-9633
FAX: +27-86-663-6226
Please reply urgntely on the Alternative
email:janerossman@rocketmail.com<http://us.mc574.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=janerossman@rocketmail.com>

I know this email would be of great surprise to you which I believe would be
of great interest to you. I'm looking for a capable foreign partner that
will assist my family and me.

During the current crises against white farmers in Zimbabwe and from the
support of our President Robert Mugabe to take over all the white owned
farms and my late husband as at then was in joint farm business with a white
farmer in our country.

All the white farmers were ordered to surrender their farms to his black
party members and his followers. My husband was one of the co-joint farmers
in our country and treasury of the farmer's co-operation. He did not support
this motive and so the party members invaded my husband's farms and burnt
everything in the farm, killed my husband with his white associate and made
away with a lot of items in their farm.

After the death of my husband, my child and I decided to move out of
Zimbabwe . When we are preparing to leave, I found a file that was
containing depository documents of a huge amount of money with one of the
Security Company in South Africa for purchasing of agricultural equipment's
and chemicals before his date occur. Some money was kept which amounted to
12million dollars. On our arrival to the Republic of South Africa where we
issued an asylum permit (Refugee), which by there Government law does not
allow us of immediate claim and right due to our political status as Asylum
seeker.

I was advice to get an overseas firm whom will assist me to move this money
out of South Africa , since we are not permitted at the present to self
claim of the money and for the fact that my late husband has a foreign
co-business associate. If you consider this proposal, we will give you 25%
of the total sum for helping us to move this money out to your country and
75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country in any lucrative
business of our choice.

If you should accept to assist me, I will need you to come over for more
clarification and arrangement on how to move the money to your bank account
in your country. Please furnish me with your personal phone and fax numbers
for easy communication. You can contact my son FRANKLIN ROSSMAN on the above
telephone number. NOTE: that this transaction is 100% risk free and
absolutely confidential.
Thanks and God bless you.

Mrs. Jane Rossman
TEL: +27-73-042-9633
FAX: +27-86-663-6226

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