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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +27834330354 (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.
  • christopher.zuma01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "christopher zuma" <christopher.zuma06@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:47:45 +0200
Subject: PLEAD FOR ASSISTANCE

CHRISTOPHER ZUMA(FOR THE FAMILY).

CHRISTOPHER ZUMA
120 NELSON MANDELA CRESCENT,
SANDTON,JOHANNESBURG.
SOUTH AFRICA.
Tel+27-83-433-0354 & FAX NUMBER:27-86-513-0639


DEAR INTENDING PARTNER,,

FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION.
THIS IS BY VIRTURE OF IT"S NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL. YOU MAY BE
SURPRISE TORECIEVE THIS MAIL FROM ME SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME PERSONALLY.

THE PURPOSE OF MY INTRODUCTION IS THAT I AM MR. CHRISTOPHER ZUMA. THE FIRST
SON OF DR. DENNIS DONOGHUE ZUMA,WHO WAS MURDERED IN THE LAND DISPUTE IN
ZIMBABWE.I WAS FURNISHED WITH VIABLE INFORMATION FROM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND DECIDED TO WRITE YOU.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, HE HAD TAKEN ME TO SOUTH AFRICA TO DEPOSIT
THE SUM OF TWENTY-FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLA(US$25,500,000.00)IN A SECURITY COMPANY ,AS IF HE FORSAW THE LOOMING
DANGER IN ZIMBABWE.THIS MONEY WAS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY AS
GEMSTONE TO AVOID MUCH DEMURRAGE FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.THIS AMOUNT WAS
MEANT FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINES AND CHEMICALS FOR THE FARMS AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW FARM IN SWAZILAND.

THIS LAND PROBLEM CAME WHEN ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT MR.ROBERT.MUGABE INTRODUCED A
NEW LAND ACT THAT WHOLLY AFFECTED RICH FARMERS AND SOME FEW BLACK
FARMERS.THIS RESULTED TO THE KILLING AND MOB ACTION BY ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS
AND SOME LUNATICS IN THE SOCIETY.INFACT,A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE KILLED BECAUSE
OF THIS LAND REFORMED ACT OF WHICH MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE VICTIMS.

IT IS AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND THAT I AND MY FAMILY WHO ARE CURRENTLY STAYING
IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, DECIDE TO TRANSFER MY FATHER"S MONEY TO A
FORIEGN ACCOUNT.SINCE THE LAW OF GUIDING THE REFUGEES HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA
PROHIBITS A REFUGEE(ASYLUM SEEKER) TO OPEN ANY ACCOUNT OR TO BE INVOLVED IN
ANY FINANCIAL TRANSACTION.

AS THE ELDEST SON OF MY FATHER,I AM SADDLED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
SEEKING A GENUINE FOREING ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERRED
WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY GOVERNMENT WHO ARE BENT ON TAKING EVERYTHING WE
HAVE .THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT SEEMS TO BE PLAYING ABOUT WITH THEM.I AM
FACED WITH THE DILEMMA OF INVESTING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY IN SOUTH AFRICA,
FOR THE FEAR OF GOING THROUGH THE SAME EXPERIENCE IN FUTURE SINCE BOTH
COUNTRIES HAVE SIMILAR HISTORY. MOREOVER, THE SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGNEXCHANGE
POLICY DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH INVESTMENT FROM ASYLUM SEEKERS.

AS A BUSINESSMAN,WHOM I HAVE ENTRUSTED MY FUTURE AND MY FAMILY IN HIS
HANDS,IMUST LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK - FREE.IF YOU ACCEPT
TO ASSIST ME AND MY FAMILY,ALL I NEED YOU TO DO IS TO MAKE ARRENGEMENT AND
COME TO SOUTH AFRICA ,SO THAT YOU CAN OPEN NON-RESIDENT ACCOUNT WHERE THIS
FUND WILL BE DEPOSITED BEFORE ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR OVERSEAS BANK
ACCOUNT,ALSO FORWARD TO ME YOU PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION.

MY FAMILY HAVE MAPPED OUT 5%OF THIS MONEY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ALL EXPENSES
INCURRED IN PROCESSING THIS TRANSACTION FOR THE BOTH PATIES .25%FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR MY FAMILY'S INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

PLEASE,CONTACT ME WITH THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER(+27-83-433-0354, OR EMAIL;
christopher.zuma01@hotmail.com
ADDRESS,WHILE I IMPLORE YOU TO MAINTAIN THE ABSOLUTE SECRECY REQUIRED IN
THIS TRANSACTION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

CHRISTOPHER ZUMA(FOR THE FAMILY).

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