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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.
• 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.
  • nezross60@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Martinez Ross" <m_nezross@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:08:46 +0600
Subject:

Good day,

You will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this letter as a
genuine request from me though we have not met but we can both benefit
mutually. Firstly, I must introduce myself. I am Martinez Ross. A Director
with Equity Securities (Europe). I got your contact from a business
directory here in Europe.

We have in our custody a deposit of John Nkomo, (late) who was a wealthy
farmer and senior politician with the opposition political party Movement
for Democratic Change (MDC). (Zimbabwe) who was murdered along side with his
family under the regime of President Robert Mugabe because of his support to
the white farmers. John Nkomo was a fighter for Justice and a moving force
in The MDC, a party wanting to end the several years of brutal Dictatorship
government of President Robert Mugabe. You will read more stories about
President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting this web site:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html

John Nkomo was accused of assisting the White farmers in fighting the
government. Few weeks after his arrest, he was reported dead along side with
his family. The government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was
never seen for proper autopsy, they buried him in the government cemetery.
His associate Mr. Martin Olds a White farmer from Britain who introduced our
firm to John Nkomo was attacked and murdered in his House as well.

My reason for contacting you is for you to ACT as the Next of Kin to late
John Nkomo for the claims of a huge sum of money in the total sum of
US$12.6M [Twelve million, Six hundred Thousand United States Dollars]
En-Vault. All legal documentations are well in place for our security.
If you are interested please contact me through my private
email:nezross60@netscape.net with your contact tel & fax numbers in order
for us to discuss further. I am willing to offer 30% for your kind
assistance.

Note: By the end of this year the firm will declare his (John Nkomo)
deposit as UNCLAIMED Response, please treat this information as top
secret.

Yours truly,
Martinez Ross.

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