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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (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 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.
  • gracetsvangirai@hotmail.com
  • frank_tsvangirai@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: gracetsvangirai3@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:45:35 +0200
Subject: From: Mrs. Grace Tsvangirai

From: Mrs. Grace Tsvangirai
241 Sidney Ave
Waterkloof, Pretoria
South Africa

Email: gracetsvangirai@hotmail.com

ATTN: President/CEO

My name is Mrs. Grace Tsvangirai, from Zimbabwe Southern Africa

I am The Wife Of Late Arnold Tsvangirai, owner UZZI farm Ltd and a brother to MDC Party Leader Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai, affected by President Mugabe's land reform acts which is depriving us of rights in all facets.

I have $12.5Million dollars which I will like to invest for my children Miss Agnes and Mr. Frank with your firm /company since I am not business inclined following the lost of my husband.

If you are interested do get back to me for more information or call my son Frank on Tel+0027-73-3194655 you can also contact me through my above E-mail address gracetsvangirai@hotmail.com or my son Frank on frank_tsvangirai@hotmail.com

You may wish to read about the problems in Zimbabwe my country through the following links clearing any doubt proposition to ascertain my reasons of contacting you and the situation we are in.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

Waiting for your urgent response

Yours truly

Mrs. Grace Tsvangirai
(For the Family)

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