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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • stephenvusi_z@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: stephen vusi <stephenvusi_e@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <stephenvusi_z@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:48:46 +0400
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL



FROM:MR. Stephen Vusi.
PRESIDENT/ CEO.
My name is Mr. Stephen Vusi, the elder son of Mr. Vusiof Zimbabwe.It might be a surprise to you where I gotyour contact address but I got your contact addressfrom the Johannesburg Chambers of Trade and Commerce,please don’t be worried.During the current crises against the farmers ofZimbabwe by the supporters of our President RobertMugabe to claim all the white owned farms in ourcountry, he ordered all the white farmers to surrendertheir farms to his party members and their followers.
My father was one of the best farmers in the countryand knowing that he did not support the President’spolitical ideology, the President’s supporters invadedmy father’s farm burnt down everything, killed him andconfiscated all his investments.After the death of my father, my mother and I with myyounger brother decided to move out of Zimbabwe forthe safety of our lives. We took along with us themoney my father kept in the safe in my mother’s house,which amounted to the sum of US$12.7Million to theRepublic of South Africa.
We have deposited it as personal valuable in a privateSecurity Company here in South Africa where we havesought political asylum. My Mother and I have decidedto contact any reliable overseas firm who could assistus to transfer this money out of South Africa, becausewe as asylum seeker here in South Africa we are notallowed certain financial rights like operating a bankaccount.
We need you to come to South Africa where you willopen a non-resident account through which this fundwill be channeled out to your nominated overseasaccount.If my preposition is considered, for assisting us totransfer this money to your country, we will offer you20% of the total fund, and 5% have been map out forall the expensis .75% will be for me and my family toinvest in your country under your guidance andassistance. This transactionis 100% risk free.
Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.You can contact me with this my private email address below:stephenvusi_z@hotmail.com
All the best,
MR. Stephen Vusi.
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