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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "richad zuma" <richadzuma22@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:36:58 +0200
Subject: UGENT REPLY NEEDED .

FROM: MR. RICHAD ZUMA
TEL: 27-73-307-2114
ADDRESS: NO 20 BOTHA CRESENT SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

Attention: director/C.E.O

My name is Richard zuma.the elder son of Mr. John zuma.of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address, I got
Your contact address from the Internet online when 'am searching a
Capable hand from overseas.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the support
Of the our president Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms
To his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to
Surrender all farms to his patty members and his followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because of
Those he didn’t support mugebes ideas. Mugabe’s support inverted my
Father’s farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and
Made away with allot of items in my fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited in Security Company in
Johannesburg South Africa, the sum of 20.m us$(twenty million united us
Dollars) after the death of my father, we decided to move to republic
Of South Africa where he had deposited the money in security company in
South Africa.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me
To move this money out of South Africa because of asylum seekers we are
Not allowed to operate any bank account in South Africa, we have agreed
To offer you 25% of the total sum of your assistance, 5%will be mapped
Out any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction
While 70% will be for me and my family. All I want you to do is to
Finish me with entire personal phone and fax number for easy
Communication you can contact me the above telephone number and also
Email address.

Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
Confidential.

Thanks and god blesses you.

Best regard,

MR: RICHAD ZUMA.

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