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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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +27839859942 (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.
  • johnzuma03@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john zuma" <johnzuma03@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:46:02 +0200
Subject: FROM: MR: JOHN ZUMA

FROM: MR: JOHN ZUMA
TEL: +27 83 985 9942
EMAIL: johnzuma03@hotmail.com

Goodday!

My name is MR. JOHN ZUMA, eldest son of MR. JOSEPH ZUMA of Zimbabwe. My
Dear,I know that this might be a surprise to you where I got your contact
address. I got your address from Internet,while searching for a reliable
and faithful person in your country to assist my family.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party
members and his followers, he ordered all the white-owned farmers to
surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers. My father
was one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support
his idea, supporters invaded my father’s farm and burnt everything in the
farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items in my father’s
farm.

After the death of my father, my mother and I and my younger sister decided
to move out from Zimbabwe because our lives were in danger with the money my
father kept in his hidden safe in my mother’s house. The amount contained in
the safe is US$11.5M (ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS)and we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where we
deposited the money in a Security Company as valuables.

So, I decided to contact a foreigner that will assist me to move this money
out of South Africa,
because we are asylum seekers here in South Africa which disqualifies from
operating an account or getting involved in any financial transaction here
in South Africa.We have agreed to give you from the total sum 20% for
helping us to move this money to your country while 80% will be for me and
my family to invest in your country.

If you are interested please kindly furnish me with your personal phone
number for easy
communication. You can contact me on the above telephone,

Note that this transaction is 100% risk-free and it requires mutual trust
and absolute confidentiality and I have taken care of all formalities
regarding it. Your urgent response will be highly appreciated in this
regard.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

JOHN ZUMA

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