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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • info_chris2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CHRIS ZHANGA <info_chris1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: info_chris2@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:45:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: May God bless you !!


FROM: CHRIS ZHANGA.
E-MAIL: info_chris2@yahoo.com

Sir/madam,

This mail may come to you as a surprise base on the fact that, we have not met. I got your contact from a directory in search for a reliable personality that could understand our situation to help us. I am a Zimbabwean citizen presently taking refugee in GHANA.

Due to crises in my country coupled with the assassination of my late father MR.DESMOND ZHANGA who was killed by PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE war Veteran association who are calling for the white collection of farm land from All white settlers which is wrong. My father due to his stand over these issues fell out with the ruling Party of PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE. Now my mother and I had flee from our Country to find refuge here in GHANA.

Before the death of my father he was a major dealer of Diamond and Merchandise. He secretly moved these funds acquired from various sales in a trunk-box and deposited it in a security deposit company in Ghana. But at the time of deposit he told the security company that it is family valuables that are contained in the box. The total amount contained in the box is $20.7M USD.

We need a trust worthy and experience person that will help us to invest this money in your country and take us as one family and will also buy a house for us over there where we can live safely. We are prepared to give you 20% of the money for that assistance. And also 10% of this money will be set aside for expenses in course of the transfer of the fund.

Please I want you to know that when my father heard of the plot by ROBERT MUGABE to kill him, he instructed the security company in Ghana to move the box containing the money to LONDON by DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE. But unfortunately my father could not escape out of ZIMBABWE, he was eventually killed, thus he could not claim the box of money. The box of money is presently in LONDON under the care of the DIPLOMAT that moved it to LONDON, KEPT IN the CUSTOM BONDED WARE HOUSE, but the DIPLOMAT or the CUSTOMS don’t know that it is money that is in the box.

I am presently in the REFUGEE CAMP in GHANA with my sister and mother in the Refugee camp in Ghana. We are expecting to hear from you. Waiting you for your anticipated co_operation. PLEASE YOU CAN READ FROM THE WEBSITE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2192947.

Please reply through this e-mail address: info_chris2@yahoo.com

Best Regards,

CHRIS ZHANGA

FOR THE FAMILY.




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