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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:
  • "the key word to this transaction is absolute confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +27739842429 (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.
  • zkumba2@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "zama kumba" <zkumba@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:15:31 +0200
Subject: PLEASE MY FAMILY NEED'S A JOINT VENTURE WITH YOU.

FROM: ZAMA KUMBA.
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27-73-9842429
Email:zkumba2@yahoo.ca

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE/JOINT VENTURE
Dear Sir,

My names is Zama Kumba,the elder son of Mr. Smith Kumba of Zimbabwe .During
the current crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our
President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our country,
he ordered all the white and rich black farmers to surrender their farms to
his party members and their follower.

My father was one of the best farmers in the country and a major
financier/sponsor of the opposition party[Movement for Democartic Change
MDC,and knowing that my father did not support the president Political
ideology, the president’s supporters invaded my father’s farm,kill him and
took over it.

After the death of my father, my mother and I with my younger brother
decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives. We took along
with us theUS$20 Million we get from the auctioning of our estates,farms and
other businesses belonging to our family.

The funds are presently being kept away in the secret vaults of a private
security firm based here in Johannesburg South-Africa.The officials of the
firm believes they are helping me in keeping my personal Valuables, not
realizing, that it is money.

My self and my mother have decided to contact any reliable overseas
firm/person who could assist us to transfer this money out of The Republic
of South Africa, because we as asylum seeker here in South Africa cannot
open a non-resident account through which this fund will be channeled out to
your nominated overseas account.

If my proposition is considered, for assisting us to transfer this money to
your country, we will offer you 20% of the total fund, and 5% of the total
will be set aside to cover any expenses incurred during this transaction.
75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country under your
supervision.

For detailed information, you can contact me on the above telephone or
e-mail I will like you to give me your phone and fax number in your reply to
this mail.

NOTE: THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND
DESCIPLINE. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE
HIGHLY
APPRECIATED.

Best Regards,

ZAMA KUMBA

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