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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)
• 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.
  • felixgezia@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rebecca gezi" <rebeccagezifi@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 13:10:48 +0200
Subject: From:Mrs.Rebecca Gezi.

From:Mrs.Rebecca Gezi
No 23 Ebutele Street
Harare,Zimbabwe





Dear Isabelle,

GOOD DAY, I know how surprise this letter will come to you,but i would
advice that you consider it as a request from a family in dare need of
assistance. I am Mrs. Rebecca Gezi, of Gwanda town in Zimbabwe.Your contact
information came to me from your country's trade journal during my search
for a reliable and God fearing person that can assist me and my only son,
and I quite beleive on my own that you can be of great help in this regard
even if i am notacquainted to you before.

The business involves the transfer of NINETEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
U.S. DOLLARS ONLY (US$19,500,000.00) into your account for safe keeping.
This fund is inherited from my late husband who was assasinated by the
president's (ROBERT MUGABE) aides in view of taking his lands and property
during the crisis last year which lead to the killing and barnishing of
foreign(white) farmers. After the death of my husband on january 2nd.2005 (A
day I can never forget) I was approached by our family lawyer who told me
that my late husband had filed a document with him which stipulates his
"WILL".In the "WILL" he specifically pointed and I quote,

Darling, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of Nineteen Million Five
Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars(U.S$19.5M)which I deposited with a Security
Company in Johannesburg South Africa with all the documents filed by our
lawyer. In case of my absence on earth caused by death only, you should
solicit for a foreigner that can assist you to transfer the money out of
there (SA)for investment purposes. I have saved this money to make the
future of my only son "felix gezi" and he told me, my wife immediately the
government started eyeing my business and involvements with the white
farmers. Please take good care of "felix" and yourself, we shall meet topart
nomore.

From the above, you will understand that my future especailly the future of
my son depends on this money and as such I will be grateful if you can
assist us in transfering this fund to your account
overseas for our investments. You can contact my son "felix gezi" in South
Africa on Telephone: +27 -84-904-5459, And Email Is (felixgezia@hotmail.com)
en away with our lawyer to arrange the modalities of transfering this fund
without any hitch.

For your assistance we have agreed to offer you 25% of the whole fund, 5%
for any expenses that may be incurred while the remaining 70% will be kept
for us under your care till our arrival in your country.God bless you for
your anticipated undertstanding and co-operation.


Best regards,
Mrs.Rebecca Gezi.

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