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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:
  • "is highly confidential" (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.
  • +27733986570 (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.
  • mrsmonikamnzike@patmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS MONIKA MNZIKE" <mrsmonikamnzike1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:35:17 +0200
Subject: CONTACT MY SON

FROM:MRS.MONIKA MNZIKE.
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
E-MAIL:mrsmonikamnzike@patmail.com
PHONE NUMBER:+27-7339-86-570.

Good Day,

Don't be surprised to receive this letter from me since you don't know me in
person. For the purpose of introduction I am Mrs.Monika Mnzike from Zimbabwe
the wife of Mr.John Mnzike who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe
by the agents of the ruling government of President ROBERT MUGABE for his
alleged support and sympathy for the opposition MDC PARTY led by the
minority white famers.
My husband was among the few black Zimbawean rich famers murdered in cold
blood by the war vetrans backed by the government. Before the death of my
husband, he went South Africa to deposit the sum of US$20.5M (Twenty Million
Five hundred thousand United State Dollars) With one of the security company
in South Africa, as if he knew the looming danger in ZIMBABWE. The money was
deposited as a gem and precious stone to avoid much demurrage from the
security firm. The money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and
chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and
Swaziland. This Land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a
new land act. Which wholly affects the white rich farmers and some few
blacks vehemently condemned the "Modus operandi" adopted by the government.

This resulted to rampart killing and Mob actions. My Son Frank and I are
staying in South Africa as an Asylum seeker, I have decided to transfer this
money to a foreign country where we can invest it. I am faced with the
dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of
encountering the same experience in future since both countries have the
same political policy/law does not allow investment hence I am seeking for
an asylum or refugees.

I must let you know that this business is 100% risk free and the nature of
your business does not necessary matter. So if you are willing to assist us
, I and my family have agreed to give you 25% of the total money,70% will be
for me and my family, the remaining 5% will be mapped out for all expenses,
we might incur during the transaction .

Therefore if you are willing and interested to render the needed assistance,
endeavor to reply to my confidential email
Address:mrsmonikamnzike@patmail.com for security reason through my mail .I
also need your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
Remember that this is highly confidential and success of this business
depends on how secret it is kept.
Expecting your reply soonest.
Best regards,
MRS.MONIKA MNZIKE(FOR THE FAMILY).

N/B.PLEASE I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN SEND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE,MOBILE
AND FAX NUMBER TO INDICATE YOUR INTRESTING IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I AM ALSO
APPOLOGIES FOR BRINGING TO YOU THIS MASSEGE THROUGH MAIL DUE TO OUR REFUGE
STATUS HERE.
PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

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