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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "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 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.
  • +27727788666 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "mary moloi" <marymoloi07@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: marymoloi@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:09:36 +0200
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:MRS MARY MOLOI
TEL:+27-72778 8666

URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL


Attn MD/CEO,


With due respect, trust and humility I write this letter to you irrespective
of the fact we have not met before.My name is Mrs.Mary Moloi the Wife of
Mr.Arnold Moloi, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in
Zimbabwe.This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact
address, I got your address from the South African Network Online {SAINO}
when I was desperately looking for a trust-worthy person whom I can do
business with.

Before the death of my Husband, he had taken my son{DAVID} and I to
Johannesburg South Africa to deposited the sum of US$ 16.4 M (Sixteen
Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars).in one of the Private Security
Company, as if he foresee the looming danger in Zimbabwe.This money was
deposited in a box as family valuables for security reasons.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and establishment of
a new farm in Swaziland. This land problem came when Zimbabwean President
MR. MUGABE introduced a new land Act reform which wholly affected the rich
white farmers and some few black farmers.

This resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans which
prompted the exclusion of Republic of Zimbabwe in the recent Commonwealth
meeting been held last year. In fact, a lot of people were killed because of
this land reformed Act for which my Husband was one of the victims.

As the only matured person that is the wife , I am saddled with the
responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could
be transferred into without the knowledge of my government who are bent on
taking everything.

From the above you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this fund, as such I will be grateful if you can assist us in
this respect. We are now living in South Africa as political Asylum Seekers
and the Financial Laws and regulations of the Republic of South Africa do
not permit us financial rights to such a huge amount of money. In view of
this, I cannot invest this fund in South Africa hence I solicit for your
assistant to help us transfer this fund to your overseas account for any
investment which you will advice us. For your assistance, I am prepared to
offer you 20% of the total sum, while 5% is being set aside, to offset any
expenses that we might incure in the process of this transaction.

All I seek for is a honest person, who I can entrust my future and that of
my family, I must also let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free.

Finally modalities on how the transfer will be conveyed to you once we have
established trust and confidence between our selves. Please treat this
matter as very urgent.You can as well read more about the crises in my
country and about this situation on the following sites:

http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html

Best Regards,

Mrs.Mary Moloi

N B: Please in your reply remember to include your direct telephone and fax
numbers so that I can call and fax to you all the whole depositary documents
of consignment for your assessment.

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