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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:
  • "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 highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "eddythabo@ommail.com" <eddythabo@ommail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:24:07 -0500
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

TEL: 0027 826784645

ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR/ C.E.O.
You will be surprise to receive this letter since you
don’t know me personally, but do treat this request as a
call from somebody in dire need of your kind assistance, but
for the purpose of introduction. My name is Mr. EDDY THABO
the only son of Dr. RICHARD MUZE who was recently murdered
with other co farmers in the Land dispute in Zimbabwe on
November 2002.
In my keen interest to invest in your country, I got your
contact through South African Information exchange, here in
Johannesburg South Africa. And I decided to write to you for
your assistance. My late father was among the few black
Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the killer
squad of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe.
For his alleged support and sympathy for the Zimbabwean
opposition party. Control by the white.
Before my fathers death, he took me to South Africa
where he deposited the sum of US$19, 500,000.00 (NINTEEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) with a
security company for safe keeping as if he knew what future
with be from the farm struggle in Zimbabwe. This money was
deposited with a box as a “FAMILY TRAESURE” with the
Security Company. This was done for the management of the
company not to know the real content of this consignment for
security reasons. This money was map out for the maintenance
of the farm and to start another farm in LESOTHO.
This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe
introduces a new land acts which wholly affected the white
farmers and some objective black vehemently condemned the
modus operandi adopted by the government. This resulted to
forceful ejection of whites from their lands, rampant
killing and mob actions by the war veteran and some
political thugs. Hundreds of people have lost their life and
up till this moment CNN and BBC have reported more killing
in the farmland violence. Which heads of government from
Western World, especially Britain and the United States of
America has voice their condemnation over Mugabe’s
obnoxious land acts. As the only son of my father and my
widows’ mother, we seek for a genuine foreign partner who
will help us to transfer this money to a safe destination
for investment purposes. Presently I am residing in South
Africa as an asylum seeker (refugee). At the moment I am in
dilemma on how to move this money safely out of South Africa
due to the fiscal laws inhibiting South African refugee on
monetary policy. I request for your help to assist me in
transferring this money to your nominated account oversea
for investment purposes.
Therefore, we agreed to offer you 20% from the total amount
for helping us to move the money while the remaining 80%
will be for my mother and me and as well you will be our
adviser on the investment project.
As this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly get back to me
through the above email address or telephone or fax numbers,
also include your private telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication. And bear in mind that this transaction is
highly confidential to enable us to achieve this goal and I
reveal this transaction to you because I was told that you
are highly respected in the society.
I wait for your urgent response.
Best regards,
MR EDDY THABO




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