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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • family-nkosi74@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: familynkosi@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:07:11 +0200
Subject: Mrs. Maria /Dennis Nkosi.

Mrs. Maria /Dennis Nkosi
Johannesburg South Africa

Dear: Sir/Madam,
With due respect, trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I believe will be a great surprise, and as well, interest to you. I found your contact while I was doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and capable foreign partner that would assist my family. I am Mrs Maria Nkosi, the wife of Mr. Morris Nkosi of Zimbabwe.

During the current war against farmers in Zimbabwe, by the supporters of our president, Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms, all the white and black farmers were ordered to surrender their farms to his party members and his followers. My husband who was one of the best farmers in our country did not support the president’s idea, and because of that, the party members of R.Mugabe invaded my husband's farms and burnt everything therein, killed my husband and made away with my husband's farming equipments.

After the death of my husband, my children and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe because our lives were in danger with the money that my husband kept in his hidden safe in our house. The amount contained in the safe is US$11M (ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS) and we decided to code the money and move to the Republic of South Africa where we deposited the money in a Security Company as a valuable item. I decided to make contact with an overseas firm for assistance to move this money out of South Africa, because we are asylum seekers here we were not allowed to open an account which prompted us deposit the money

So if you consider this proposal, we have agreed to give you 10% of the total sum for your assistance towards moving this money to your country for a profitable investment, and 5% will be mapped out for expenses that may incur during this transaction and 85% Will be for my family to invest in your country. If you see reasons to help my family, please do not hesitate to either call my son, Mr. Dennis Nkosi at:+ 2779 169 2964 or email him at: family-nkosi74@webmail.co.za This transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential

Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regard,
Mrs. Maria Nkosi
(For the family)

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