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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)
• 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.
  • email.mrsamuelzuma_04@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mr samuel zuma" <mrsamuelzuma_04@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:04:28 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL LETTER

FROM: MR SAMUEL ZUMA
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL.mrsamuelzuma_04@hotmail.com


ATTN: DIRECTOR/C.E.O

I am SAMUEL ZUMA a member of the Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe.
My Party is opposed to the Zanu-PF Party of the incumbent President Robert
Mugabe.I went into a partnership with a white farmer and businessman in
Zimbabwe and as we progressed in business, I bought his ideas and
philosophy, which made me join the movement for democratic change which is
dominated by the whites (of which my colleague is a top member). We control
the greater portion of the
white-dominated farms in Zimbabwe and we are major shareholders in major
companies in Zimbabwe.


The Mugabe government and his political associates are not tolerant to the
activities of the movement for democratic change and he is using indirect
guerrilla war tactics to oppress the members. Zimbabwe war veterans invaded
our farms and confiscated some of our assets and held us hostage. I managed
to escape from their brutality but my business partner died in the struggle.

He left a message that I should sell off all our assets including the farms,
estates and the companies,
ensuring that his family relocates overseas and also to invest the money
properly bearing in mind that the next step of the guerillas will be to
confiscate those remaining assets.

I have successfully sold off the remaining portion of our estates, farms and
companies after which I managed with the help of the immigration to sneak
into Johannesburg, South Africa, with the money and my colleague’s family.
In fact, we are seeking refuge in South Africa at this moment.The total sum
in our possession at this moment is the sum of US$9.5M (NINE MILLION AND
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS), realized from auction, sales of the
estates,
farms and companies.

The money is secured in a Security Company because we are not authorized to
open an account as refugees. I got to know you from your country’s business
journal in Johannesburg world Trade Centre (WTC) and from my careful
analysis I realized that you could assist in this venture.

All I want you to do is to make urgent arrangement and come to Johannesburg,
South Africa, so that you could open a non-resident account, which would aid
us in transferring the money into your nominated account overseas for onward
investment.

I have two options for you; the first is that you could choose to have a
certain agreeable percentage of the money for nominating your account for
this transaction.

The other is that you could as well go into a joint business partnership
with me for proper investment of the fund in your country. Whichever, way
you want it,feel free to notify me.

I have also mapped out 5% of the money for all kinds of expenses incurred in
the process of the transaction and if you do not prefer joint partnership, I
am offering you 25% of the fund, while the rest of 70% will be for my
investment. Contact me with the above Telephone numberS or email address
while still maintaining the confidentiality required in this transaction.

Please include your private telephone and fax numbers
in your reply.

Yours truly,

MR SAMUEL ZUMA

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