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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +27834815617 (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.
  • zambogezi004@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: zambo gezi <zambogezi004@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:36:42 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: FAMILY REQUEST FOR URGENT HUMBLE ASSISTANCE


FROM : ZAMBO GEZI
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA,
PHONE:+27-834-815-617
E-MAIL:zambogezi004@yahoo.co.nz

Dear Sir,

you may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally. I am ZAMBO GEZI, the first son of Mr. DOUGLAS GEZI,who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through network online hence decided to write you. I am 29 year of age.

Before the death of my father, he was a prosperous Tobacco and coffee farmer in Zimbabwe and a major supporter of the opposition party in Zimbabwe - Movement for Democratic Change(MDC), Because of his ardent belief in pure democracy he was murdered by the supporter of the ZANU led party under the direction of President Robert Mugabe on the 29th April 2001. Before his death on the 29th of April, he had taken me to Johannesburg South Africa to deposit the sum of US$18Million(eighteen Million United States Dollars),in one of the private security and Trust companies, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe sequel to the new Land reform which was meant to collect farms and land previously owned by the white and few blacks majority.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland which my Father has just purchased. It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa have decided to transfer my fathers money to a foreign country since the law of South Africa prohibits refugees or political asylum seekers to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial investment in South Africa.

I consulted an Attorney who is high class lawyer who is going to assist us legally to transfer this money into your account, already the lawyer has seek an advice from one of the director in the Apex Bank of South Africa that is the South African Reserve Bank and the director advice that it is good that my foreign partner provide bank account for a HI-TCH-FREE transferring of this fund.

As the eldest son of my father,I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account or foreign business partner where this money could be transferred into or who can hold this money on trust for me pending when I shall come over for investment purpose.

I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction, Or you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Which ever the option you want, feel free to notify me. I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses 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 75% will remain for me and my family. If you are realy capable and willing to assist me please contact me immediately with the above Tel, or this e-mail address with which I have sent you this message. Finally,please treat this matter as urgent as possible,and with every amount of confidentiality I am in dire need to leave this country soonest.I advice that you send to me your personal phone/fax numbers for easy communication. Your positive reply will be
blessing to us.

Thanks for your mutual co-operation.

Kind Regards,
ZAMBO GEZI
(For the Family)

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