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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • +27783126246 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • davidmoyo_009@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: david moyo <davidmoyo_009@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 04:52:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.


FROM PRINCE DEVID MOYO SITHOLE
EMAIL:davidmoyo_009@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: +27-78-31-26-246.
[URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.]

ATT; PLS,

YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS LETTER FROM ME, SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME PERSONALY. I AM PRINCE DAVID MOYO SITHOLE THE FIRST SON OF CHIEF DAN SITHOLE, WHO WAS RECENTLY MURDERED IN THE COURSE OF THE LANDDISPUTE IN ZIMBABWE. I GOT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION FROM A DIRECTORY IN SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE AND INFORMATION IN JOHANNESBURG HENCE I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, HE HAD TAKEN ME TO JOHANNESBURG TO DEPOSIT THE SUM OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS (US$10,000,000.00) IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN JOHANNSEBURG, AS IF HE FORESAW THE LOOMING DANGER IN ZIMBABWE. THIS MONEYAS GEM STONES TO AVOID MUCH TAX FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY. THIS MONEY WAS MEANT FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINERY, EQUIMENTS AND CHEMICALS FOR THE FARMS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW FARM IN RELATIVELY POLITICAL/ECONOMICALLY STABLE SWAZILAND.THIS LAND PROBLEM STARTED WHEN ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT,MR. ROBERT MUGABE INTRODUCED A NEW LAND REFORM ACT WHICH WHOLLY AFFECTED THE RICH WHITE FARMERS AND SOME FEW RICH BLACK FARMERS. IN FACT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE KILLED POLITICAL/ECONOMICALLY STABLE SWAZILAND.THIS LAND PROBLEM STARTED WHEN ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT,MR. ROBERT MUGABE INTRODUCED A NEW LAND REFORM ACT WHICH WHOLLY AFFECTED THE RICH WHITE FARMERS AND SOME FEW RICH BLACK FARMERS. IN FACT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE KILLEDBECAUSE OF THIS LAND REFORM OF WHICH
MY LOVELY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE VICTIMS. IT IS ON THIS BACKGROUND THAT I AND MY FAMILY WHO ARE CURRENTLY RESIDING IN SOUTH AFRICA AS POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS DECIDED TO TRANSFER MY FATHER’S MONEY TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY SINCE THE LAW OF SOUTH AFRICA PROHIBITS REFUGEES/ ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM OPERATING A BANK ACCOUNT OR GETTING INVOLVED IN HUGE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. AS THE ELDEST SON OF MY FATHER, I AM SADDLED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SEEKING A GENIUNE FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY GOVERNMENT WHO IS BENT ON TAKING EVERYTHING.

ALL I SEEK FOR AN HONEST BUSINESSMAN,WHOM I CAN TRUST FOR MY FUTURE AND THAT OF MY FAMILY. THIS TRNSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. IF YOU ACCEPT TO ASSIST ME AND MY FAMILY, ALL I WANT FROM YOU IS FOR YOU TO MAKE ARRANGMENT AND COME TO SOUTH AFRICA, SO THAT YOU CAN HELP ME OPEN A NON-RESIDENT ACCOUNT IN YOUR NAME WHICH WILL AID US IN TRANSFERRING THE MONEY TO ANY ACCOUNT YOU WILL NOMINATE OVERSEAS. I INTEND TO USE THIS MONEY FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. I HAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR YOU, FIRSTLY YOU CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND ALSO FOR NOMINATING YOUR ACCOUNT IN THIS TRANSACTION, OR YOU CAN GO INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH ME FOR THE PROPER PROFITABLE INVESTMENT OF THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY. WHICH EVER OPTION YOU WANT, FEEL FREE TO NOTIFY ME. I HAVE ALSO MAPPED OUT 10% OF THIS MONEY FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT WE MIGHT INCURE IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION. IF YOU DO NOT PREFER A PARTNERSHIP I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THE MONEY WHILE
THE REMAINING 70% WILL REMAIN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. IF YOU ARE REALLY CAPABLE AND WILLING TO ASSIST ME, PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY WITH THE ABOVE TELEPHONE NUMBERS. PLEASE KEEP THIS MESSAGE VERY CONFIDENTIAL. FINALLY,PLEASE TREAT THIS MATTER AS URGENT AS POSSIBLE, I AM DESPERATE TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY SOONEST.

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION. I EXPECT YOUR RESPONSE SOONEST.

BEST REGARDS AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU,
PRINCE, DEVID MOYO SITHOLE.
[FOR THE FAMILY]







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