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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: mrs mpoyo <mrs_mpoyo12@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 03:05:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HUMBLE FAMILY ASSISTANCE.


FROM:MRS.TINA MPOYO
Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Email:

HUMBLE FAMILY ASSISTANCE.


ATTN: DIRECTOR/MADAM

I am MRS.TINA MPOYO, first wife of late SOLOMON MPOYO, of Bulawayo-Zimbabwe. This is my 30 years of marriage with MR. SOLOMON ,where my only son and I are now resident in South Africa as Asylum seeker (REFUGEE). I hope that you can be able to take proper care of my only son and i including the sum of money my late husband deposited with a private security company here. My late husband proposed to invest this money in agriculture before he died.

My husband’s tragedy occurred when the Zimbabwean government under the incumbent president Robert mugabe took our farm from us following the way president Mugabe maltreats the whites farmers .The amount deposited with the security company before my husband died was US$20M {TWENTY MILLION DOLLAR}.After the death of my husband on november 116th 2005, i called a press conference and was arrested on the day of the meeting by mugabe's agents and charged.It was in dentention that one of the prison warders helped me to escaped to south africa with my only son.

In consideration of your assistance, I agreed to offer you, upon acceptance to this proposal 20% of the total sum and 5% has mapped out to cover all sundry expenses both parties might incur, locally or internationally, during the course of this transaction. and the remaining 75% will be for me and my only son for our life investment in your country.

I will relate to you my financial advisor particulars upon receipt of your approval for more information and feel free to ask my son (MR.JOHNSON MPOYO )any questions you consider relevant.The confidentiality of this proposal will be highly appreciated. Please, feel free to contact my me or my son with our mobile number +27 83 505 .2366.

Thank as we await your urgent response.

Best Regards,

MRS TINA MPOYO


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