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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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27737757788 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "caroline davids" <caroline_davids@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: caroline_davids@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:37:04 +0200
Subject: Please Go Through This Mail and Contact Me

FROM: Mrs. Caroline Davids
Tel:+ 27 73 775 7788
105 West Avenue
Santon,Johannesburg
South Africa .

                       REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE/INVESTMENT.

Dear  

I am Mrs. Caroline Davids, wife of late  MICHEAL DAVIDS who was Murdered by the Zimbabwean veterans and irrate black people. Before the Death of my husband on the 29th of Oct 2003, he was a Prosperous Tobacco and Coffee farmer in Zimbabwe and one of the major sponsor/ Financier of the opposition party - Movement For Democratic Change (MDC)In Zimbabwe. He was also the former president of Farmers Co-operative Trade Union in Zimbabwe.

I am writing you from Johanessburg, South Africa. I got your contact Email address through the South African International Information Exchange Center and decided to write you. I write to solicit for your Special assistance to a family shattered by a tyrannical government Led by the dictator President ROBERT MUGABE and his (ZANU-PF) ruling Party.

I am probably of the conviction that you are aware of the present Situation in my country Zimbabwe sequel to the land and farmland Crisis in Zimbabwe, the government secretly sponsored the war veterans And some irrate party members to disposes the land being occupied by Whites and some rich farmers who are opposed to his consistent stay in Power and his radical and unnecessary reforms targeted at his Political opponents.

This action has led to the killing of some members of the opposition Party including my husband (MICHEAL KUMALO), who did not support this ill Fated action. But before the death of my husband and the consistent Threats to his life, he nticipated some dangers and so he smuggled Out the sum of US$10.M (Ten Million United States Dollars), to South Africa since it is the nearest neighboring country and Deposited it in a security company with the intention of using it for The purchase of new farm machinery and chemicals for Agricultural Purposes in South Africa as well as a purchase of some hectares of Land in Swaziland.

On the war veterans and some supporters of (ZANU-PF) ruling party trooped into our compound and axed him (my husband) to Death. Since then, they have been terrorizing my only son,  (RAYMOND)  but I succeeded to work for his escape to a Neighboring country, South Africa as a political asylum seeker (Refugee). But his position in South Africa does not permit him to Open an account or normalise this fund for any meaningful business Transaction in South Africa since He does not have a South Africa Identity Card. That is why I want this fund to be transferred Into your Nominated account so that you will assist him to invest it In your country.

Hence, if you agree to assist us, we have two options for you, we have Agreed to go into partnership with you and your family or in the Alternative, we offer you 30% of the money for your assistance, 5%wiill Be for the possible expenses incurred in the process of this Transaction, while 65%will be for our family investment in your Country, through your assistance.

I want you to understand that this fund is purely a family fund/ money And not drug money, nor could it be classified as government fund or Money Laundering affairs and it could be substantiated by relevant Authorities by our attorney.

It is Family fund but termed confidential because I do not want us to be traced to where  we are presently. If you are interested in Assisting us, kindly contact me  with this email   Address above, . Right now, I am Presently in South Africa with RAYMOND my son and the Whole of my family sequel to the tensed political situation and the Fear for our lives in Zimbabwe. I need your urgent and confidential Response.

Thanks. Best regards

Caroline Davids

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