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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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 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.
  • harty_nwafor@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nwafor hartyles" <hartyles_nwfr@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: harty_nwafor@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 03:27:08 +0000
Subject: I CAN/T STAND THIS ALONE

DEAR FRIEND,

 

IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU BUT FIRST LET ME START BY
INTRODUCING MYSELF. I AM THE SON OF CHIEF BAGUDU NWAFOR, A MEMBER OF THE MOVEMENT FORPOLITICAL CHANGE IN ZIMBABWE WHICH IS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT AND HIS POLITICALPARTY CALLED ZANU PF. PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR INTRUDING YOUR PRIVACY; I OBTAIN YOUR ADDRESS INFORMATION FROM INTERNET SEARCH. IT HAPPENS THAT HE BECAME A PARTNER WITH A WHITE MAN IN BUSINESS WHO IS ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THEIR MOVEMENT, THROUGH HIM HE BROUGHT HIS IDEAS AND PHILOSOPHY THAT THEY NEED TO ERADICATE THE IDEA OF RACISM AND TORTURE TOWARDS THE WHITE BY THE PRESENT PRESIDENTBECAUSE THEY ARE THE MINORITY IN ZIMBABWE (SOUTH
AFRICA). WEBSITE: http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr109.html

 

BECAUSE OF HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR PARTY FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE THE
PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY BROUGHT THEIR WICKED IDEAS TOWARDS US. THEY
STARTED CONFISCATING OUR PROPERTIES ,OUR FARM LANDS AND EVEN OUR COMPANY
WHICH MY FATHER IS A PARTNER WITH A WHITE MAN BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT AND HIS ALLIES HAS BEEN DOING THAT TO OTHER WHITE FARMERS.DURING THIS PROCESS HE WAS ARRESTED WITH HIS PARTNER. HOWEVER ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS MY FATHER GAVE ME TO SELL THE REMAINDER OF HIS ASSETS, I AS THE SON WAS ABLE TO SELL HIS REMAINING ASSETS WHICH I REALISED US$18,525,000.00 AND DEPOSITED THIS FUND WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE WITH THE HELP OF OUR FAMILY FRIEND IN SOUTH AFRICA AND WAS SEND BY THE COMPANY TO EUROPE.BUT AS OF NOW I AM IN BELGIUM AND THE REASON WHY I AMSOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IS THAT EVER SINCE I CAME HERE TO BELGIUM, I HAVE NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY TO DEPOSIT THE FUND IN THE BANK BECAUSE I AM STAYING HERE AS A REFUGEE IN BELGIUM.

 

ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO COME TRAVEL DOWN TO EUROPE/YOU CONTACT MY
LAWYER TO ADVISE HOW DOCUMENTS CAN BE ARRANGED IN YOUR NAMES AS THE NEXT
OF KIN OR BENEFICIARY TO THE FUND SO THAT YOU CAN OPEN A NON-RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNT SO THAT WE WILL DEPOSIT THE MONEY AND TRANSFER THE FUND FROM EUROPE TO YOUR NOMINATEDBANK ACCOUNT SO THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO RELOCATE THE REST OF OUR FAMILY AWAY FROM ZIMBABWE AND USE THE REST MONEY FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT. SIR, WITH YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE I AM READY TO GIVE YOU 20% FROM THE TOTALSUM OF MONEY AND ALSO I HAVE MAP OUT 2% FOR EXPENSES FOR BOTH PARTIES MIGHT INCUR DURING THIS TRANSACTION.

 

I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS ASSISTANCE AND HELP IS 100% RISK FREE AND THIS
WON'T JEOPARDIZE THE INTEREST OF YOU AND YOUR COMPANY NEITHER MY FAMILY.
PLEASE I WANT YOU TO KEEP CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE DID NOT KNOW THAT I AM IN BELGIUM OR WE EVEN HAVE OTHER ASSETS THAT I WAS ABLE SELL TO REALISE THE FUND.I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH E-MAIL BECAUSE I WANT IT TO BE PRIVATE AND ALSO I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY THROUGH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS SO THAT I CAN NOW GIVE YOU DETAILS AND UPDATES. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND GOD BLESS YOU.

THANKS

 

YOURS SINCERELY
(MR. HARTY LES NWAFOR)
Email: harty_nwafor@yahoo.com

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