419 scam: jacob molombo <jacobmolombo54@msn.com> Hello,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.
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.
- +27768164632 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: jacob molombo <jacobmolombo54@msn.com>
Reply-To: <jacobmolombo@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:01:02 +0000
Subject: Hello,

Hello,

I am in deed very sorry for using this very meduim to contact you for a business of this nature, but, for the fact that it is the most effecient of sending the message, we decided to contact you hoping that it will not be offensive to you. I am Mr. Jacob Molombo, the son of Late Dr. Felix Molombo of Zimbabwe. I am now residing in South Africa as Asylum seeker (Refugee). My late father was among the few Zimbabwean blacks that continuously oppose the arbitrary rule of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. At mist of this crisis, he lost his life together with his foreign business partner.

I am contacting you to assist in transferring most especially, the money left behind by my late father and his foreign partner which was deposited in a diplomatic box as a family treasure before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security and Finance Company here in South Africa. Particularly, the Security Company where this Treasure/Money valued at about US$7,200,000 SEven Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) has issued me a notice to come and claim the consignment, or have it confiscated.

I seek your consent to present you as our family foreign business partners and the next of kin/beneficiary of the Treasury/Money since you are a foreigner from outside South Africa and also because of our present political residence status (Refugee) we are restricted from applying for a job or doing business here in South Africa.

This amount US$7,200,000.00 will be paid to your account, and then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us transfer this money into your account. I believed you might hear about our plight here in South Africa, which is why we want to move this money out from here to your place and start Investment there without further delay.

Please call me on +27768164632 for more details or send me your reply as soon as possible so as to know your decision.

I wait for your quick response.

Thanks and God bless.

Regards,

Mr. Jacob Molombo
Tel: +27768164632
(For the family).

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