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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • ann_makeba123@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: anita@anitamakeba.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 15:43:07 +0100 (CET)
Subject: MY FAMILY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE


From :Mrs. Anita Makeba
Add:43 Nelson Mandela Avenue
South Africa
Email :ann_makeba123@yahoo.com
Number:you can call him anytime

Note that you must contact me via my private email address for security purpose ( ann_makeba123@yahoo.com )

Good Day Sir,

Please, kindly pardon me for any inconvenience this letter may cost you because I know it may come to you as a surprise as we have no previous correspondence .I got your contact as I was searching for helping hand in your country, that is why I decided to appeal to you directly for assistance because I' have no relations or friends in your country for help

MY GOOD IS: MRS ANNITA MABEBA
MY LATE HUSBAND:JAMES KENNEDY MAKEBA
AND OUR ONLY SON: MATHEW MAKEBA
ALL FROM THE FAMILLY OF JAMES KENNEDY MAKEBA
IN Zimbabwea WEST AFRICA

I am MRS ANNITA MABEBA from Zimbabwe.I am a widow being that I lost my husband last year.My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death. He was assassinated last January by the rebels following the
political uprising.

But before the death of my husband,he anticipated some dangers and so he deposited the sum of (US$7.2 million United States Dollars) in the name of our only son( MATHEW MAKEBA) with the help of reputable security company in South Africa with the intention of using it to open fertilizer manufacturing company among other companies in our neighboring country (Swaziland) after his university education.

On the 15th January 2005, the war veterans and some supporters of(ZANU-PF)ruling party trooped into our compound and assassinates him (my husband)to death. Since then, they have been terrorizing my only son ( MATHEW MAKEBA) but he managed to escape to a neighboring country, South Africa as a political asylum seeker (refugee).

But his position in South Africa does not permit him to open an account or run any huge financial business.I want you to do me a favor to receive these funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary.
For your assistance, I have two options for you.

Firstly you can choose to have 25% of the money for your assistance, FOR helping my family investing these funds, 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,please do notify me in your reply.I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me and my only son Kingsly, indicate your interest in replying soonest.Note that you must contact me via my private email address for security purpose ( ann_makeba123@yahoo.com )

Upon your immediate response,I will immediately arrange and send to you all the informations that will empower your good self in finalizing the transaction with the security company in South Africa . I will also send to you the agreement that will protect both interests. And also further information about your self is necessary for I can not play on this.

Thanks
Best regards.
MRS ANNITA MABEBA

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