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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Jane Mupesa" <janemupesafamily@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jan203_mupesa@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 05:40:42 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE.

Atten:

In a brief I am Mrs Jane Mupesa,wife to Ndoga Mupesa of Chiweshe ward in
Muzarabani, ashonaland Central province, who was allegedly killed in cold
blood on 5th April 2001 by alleged Zanu PF militias and war veterans for
supporting the (Mr Morgan Tsvangirai) Movement for democratic Change, an
opposition party to the tyranny government of President Robert Mugabe.

I have been thrown into a state of utter confusion, frustration and
hopelessness by the present civilian administration; I have been subjected
to physical and psychological torture by the security agents in the country.

As a widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence with evrybody
within the country. You must have heard over the media reports and the
internet on the recovery of various huge sums of money deposited by my
husband in different security firms abroad, some companies willingly
give up their secrets and disclosed our money confidently lodged there and
many out rightly blackmail us. When my husband was alive I used to move
funds running into millions of United States Dollars to Brazil/Lebanon and
other Arab Countries.

However, on the eve of my husband's death on 5th April 2001, he gave me the
sum of U.S $39m(million) in cash to move to Lebanon ,but immediately my
husband died I moved the funds to a Security Firm through a diplomatic
courier service where the fund is right now.

The funds have been in the Finance Firm since 2001.Because of the
restriction placed on my family by the Zimbabwean Government, I Simply
cannot travel to secure the funds from the Security Firm where this said
amount was deposited, Please As soon as you confirm to me by e-mail
yourreadiness to assist me by furnishing me with the requested information's
bellow mmediately;

(1)Full names.
(2)Contact address.
(3)Telephone and fax numbers.
(4)Location.

I will give you more details pertaining this fund for you to get in contact
with the security company to authorize them to release the funds to you, You
will be entitled to 30% of the total sum involved for your kind gesture and
assistance.

As soon as you have the funds in your custody, I will give you my account
details in the Bahamas where you will transfer my share to on my behalf.

Waiting for your urgent response.

God Bless You.
Mrs Jane Mupesa
Muzaraban-Zimbabwe

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