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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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 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.
  • johnzuma0006@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: john zuma <johnzuma0006@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:17:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FAMILY REQUEST HELP


NAME :john zuma
ADD:23 churchhill jhb, central
TEL: 27-824-060-805
EMAIL:johnzuma0006@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

FAMILY REQUEST FOR HELP
This might be as a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I got your address from the Internet website of South African Chambers of Commerce in Johannesburg, South Africa.
My name is john zuma, the elder son of late Mr. Trust zuma, of Bulawayo Province of Zimbabwe. During the recent war against the (WHITE FARMERS) in my country 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 white farmers to surrender all their farm lands and that they should leave our country Zimbabwe.
My father was one of the members of Zimbabwe Farmers Associations (ZFA) who was not in support of President Mugabe ideas.
President Mugabe's supporters from his province invaded my father's farm, burnt everything killing my father and made away with a lot of items for themselves.

Before my father's death he told me that my country is no longer a save place for my family because of his role in supporting the white farmers to retain their farm lands and being a member of the opposition party to the party of Mugabe. He made it known to me that he had deposited with one of the Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa. The money he wanted to use for importations of farm machineries the sum of US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars)
He deposited the money with the help of his Attorney as a GOLDEN IMAGE (AFRICAN ART WORKS) that was to be shipped to his friend abroad, not letting the security company know the real contents of the consignment. After my father's death we moved to South Africa, where we now seek asylum as (REFUGEE'S) because this fund is the only hope we have left after Mugabe's men had burnt every thing we had in my Country Zimbabwe.
After reading about you I believe that somebody like you will be capable of assisting us in this our present predicament to handle this transaction perfectly, so I decided to contact you.
My family seeks your assistance we want you to come down to South Africa so that you can be a co beneficiary to the consignment since we cannot claim this fund by our self because we are (REFUGEE). You will assist us to claim this fund and besides that help us to transfer it to your bank account in your country where we can invest this fund.
Nevertheless my family and I would like you to assist us on any profitable business we can invest this fund on, in your country. We have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 10% will be used to cover any expenses that we may incur in the course of this transaction and 70% will be for me and my family.
I am willing to send you the entire necessary document that was used in depositing this fund by my late father.
If you are willing to assist us kindly furnish me your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication. Contact me on the above telephone number or write me via my email address.
I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.

Best Regards

john zuma.

(For the family}







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