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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "for your efforts, i am prepared to offer you " (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)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "rose sithole" <rosesitholeandfamilies@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:25:34 +0200
Subject: PLEASE WE NEED YOUR HELP

FROM:MRS ROSE SITHOLE
GAUTENG JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE. 27-83_9296_881



ATTENTION PLEASE,



I never meant to write you at this point in time because my heart is heavy;
Please we need your help.My name is MRS ROSE SITHOLE , the wife of ANDLOVU
SITHOLE of Zimbabwe. It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact
address, I got it from net work on line South African . During the current
crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our President
Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our country, he ordered
all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and
their followers.

My husband was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he
did not support the president’s political ideology, the president’s
supporters invaded my husband’s farm burnt down everything, shot him and as
a result of the wounds sustained, he became sick and died after two days.
And after his death, I and my children decided to move out of Zimbabwe for
the safety of our lives to South-Africa.

But, before he died HE WROTE HIS WILL, which reads "(MY BELOVEED WIFE ,I
WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF ($15,000,000).FIFTEEN MILLION U.S
DOLLARS WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG
(SOUTH-AFRICA). IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH ONLY". You
should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer this
money out of South Africa for investment purpose.
I deposited the money in your name and it can be claimed by you alone with
the deposit code. Take good care of the children." From the above, you
will understand that the lives and future of my family depends on this money
as much, I will be very grateful if you can assist us.

I and my children are now living in South-Africa as POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS
and the financial law of SOUTH-AFRICA does not allow ASYLUM SEEKERS certain
financial rights to such huge amount of money .In view of this, I cannot
invest this money in South-Africa, hence I am asking you to assist me
transfer this money out of South-Africa for investment purposes. For your
efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund, while 5% will be
set aside for local and international expenses and 75% will be kept for me
and my family .

Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you
once we establish trust and confidence between ourselves. Looking forward to
your urgent reply .For detailed information.
PLEASE YOU CAN CONTACT MY SON (CHRIS) ON THIS NUMBER (27-839-296-881).



Regards
MRS. ROSE SITHOLE



N/B.PLEASE I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN SEND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE,MOBILE
AND FAX NUMBER TO INDICATE YOUR INTRESTING IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I AM ALSO
APPOLOGIES FOR BRINGING TO YOU THIS MASSEGE THROUGH MAIL DUE TO OUR REFUGE
STATUS HERE.

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