419 scam: Mrs Gloria Nthabi <gnthabi@sify.com> FAMILY MONEY TRANSFER ASSISTANCE

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
- "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)
- "million 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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "robert mugabe" (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 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.
- +27866626025 (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.
- mrsgnthabi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Gloria Nthabi <gnthabi@sify.com>
Reply-To: mrsgnthabi@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 06:09:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FAMILY MONEY TRANSFER ASSISTANCE

MRS.GRORIA NTHABI
SOUTH AFRICA
FAX: +27 86 662 6025
EMAIL: mrsgnthabi@gmail.com
URGENT FAMILY MONEY TRANSFER ASSISTANCE

ATTN; DIRECTOR/C.E.O
My name is MRS.GRORIA NTHABI, the wife of MR.JOSEPH NTHABI from Zimbabwe. I now reside in Johannesbourg,South Africa as a refUgee with my family. This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. Please be informed that I got your email address through a commercial publication via Internet courtesy of S.A.I.E. during my desperate search for someone who could honestly and confidentially assist me by serving as my trustee.
ALTHOUGH, IT IS NO LONGER NEWS, THE WORLD KNOWS THE WAY ALL THE BLACK AND WHITE FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE ARE BEING BRUTALLY MAL-TREATED AND KILLED BY OUR PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE. During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the black and white owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all black and white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers.
My husband was one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my husband's farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my husband and made away with a lot of items in my husband's farm . Before his death, He confided to me the sum of US$38,000 000 Million (Thirty Eight Million United States dollars). which he had deposited with one of the Security Companies in Johannesburg, South Africa as valuables. Since the death of my husband, I have spent quite a fortune looking for how I can make a break through in order to transfer this money
out of South Africa.
The problem at hand now is that as an asylum seeker I am only using assylum papers issued to me by the South African government. According to South African Law, asylums are not authorized to operate any form of banking and finance related issues of this magnitude. Also, I am not authorized to clear or make any withdrawals from the consignment in the security company because of my political status.
So I decided to contact you so that you will assist me to move this fund out of South Africa for our mutual benefit. Your assistance is highly needed because the security company is ready to welcome anybody with the correct imformation and documents covering this fund which I will give you if you agree to assist me and my family. We have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 70% will be for me and my family to invest in your country. Contact me immediately in the above email address or fax number if you are willing to assist us accomplish this, and please do not forget to furnish me with your personal phone and fax numbers, for further details regarding this transaction.
Note:- that this transaction is risk free and 100% guaranteed based on the fact that my late husband genuinely made this money out all on his own through farming. Finaly, please do not hesitate to indicate your interest and your willinness so that I will not make further contacts regarding this transfer.
WITH LOTS OF REGARDS.
MRS.GRORIA NTHABI
(FOR THE FAMILY)

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