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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • rosemary_nduna@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rosemary Nduna" <rosemary_nduna04@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:58:29 +0800
Subject: Re:Hello.

From: Mrs.Rosemary Pumeza Nduna

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing you this e-mail with the trust that I have in you as a God
fearing person. I believe that you are the right candidate to be approached
in this regard.

However, I got your e-mail address from the Internet search. I chose you
because you are a God fearing person Like I have rightly pointed out in my
first paragraph.

I am going to send you a detailed e-mail by as soon as I hear from you
requesting you to assist me to transfer my husband's money into your bank
account in your country. He is dead in South Africa a month ago and the fund
came from the fund he was given by the Government of Zimbabwean as the
Director General in the Department of Agriculture for the settlement of
Zimbabwean farmers and he decided to divert the fund to better the lives of
his family with respect to the prevailing situation in my country and then
came to South Africa.

The amount involved is US $9.5M and the fund is in the custody of a Security
Company in South Africa. Before I go further in this transaction, I would
like you to let me know if you are interested to assist and then I will give
you the lawyer’s details because he has all the documents relating to the
fund and where it is deposited.

These are useful links that will help you to see the current land crises in
my country Zimbabwe for now.Just copy these links to view:

http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/dec4.html
http://www.amren.com/006issue/006issue.html#cover
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/06/24/zimbabwe.farmers/
http://www.amren.com/0105issue/0105issue.htm#namibia
http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/zimbabwe/index.php

So, Let me hear from you as soon as you can so that I can arrange with the
lawyer and then inform him about your participation in this transaction.
Please email me with this email address:rosemary_nduna@yahoo.co.uk I look
forward to your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Rosemary Pumeza Nduna.

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