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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.
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • johnslovo2003_2004@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • slovofamilyfund@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Slovo <johnslovo2003_2004@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 09:50:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RE:URGENT ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSFER OF FUND


FROM: JOHN SLOVO.
#6 WINCLIFF GARDENS
BELLEVUE NORTH, YEOVILLE,
JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL:johnslovo2003_2004@yahoo.co.uk

ATTN: CHAIRMAN/CEO.

RE:URGENT ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSFER OF FUND

I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH A RELIABLE SOURCE.

MY NAME IS JOHN SLOVO, THE ELDEST SON OF ENGINEER WALTER SLOVO, A ZIMBABWEAN AND FORMER MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES,WHO DIED ON THE 16TH OF APRIL, 2003,DURING A POLITICAL CLASH BETWEEN MEMBERS OF RULING ZANU/PF AND MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE(MDC) WHICH IS THE OPPOSITION PARTY.

BEFORE MY FATHER’S DEATH, HE HAD DEPOSITED A CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING US$30M IN ONE OF THE SECURITY COMPANIES HERE IN JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA. HOWEVER, THE OFFICIALS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THE ACTUAL CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT BECAUSE IT WAS DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER AS OUR FAMILY TREASURES.

AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, MY FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE MANDATED ME TO CONTACT YOU AND REQUEST YOU MOST HUMBLY TO ASSIST US IN TRANSFERRING THIS FUND OUTSIDE SOUTH AFRICA FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE FUND AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.10% FOR EXPENSES.WHILE THE REMAINING 60% WILL BE FOR MY FAMILY INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING ME AND MY FAMILY IN THIS TRANSFER OF FUND OR BECOMING OUR FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER, PLEASE KINDLY CONTACT ME THROUGH THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROPOSAL.


RESPECTFULLY YOURS,

JOHN SLOVO

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: slovofamilyfund@yahoo.ca




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