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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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 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.
  • +27824016115 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jerry_kabinna@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "confidential bussiness proposal" <cbproposal_46@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:47:27 +0200
Subject: SICKIN FOR YOUR ASISTANCE.

 

FROM MR JARRY MBELE

SOUTH AFRICA. No: 23 TUDOR AVENUE

JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

TEL:+27824016115.                         

EMAIL ADDRESS JERRY_KABINNA@YAHOO.CO.UK             

 

ATTENTION: MY DEAR,

                 

                                         

Due to my careful search for an honest,

reliable and sincere business partner, I got your contact from internet and I ask if you can be trusted not to break an agreement? Still, it took me time to make up my mind to contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life depends on. 

 

My name is MR JERRY MBELE, the son of Late Mr. ALBERT MBELE. A Zimbabwe business Man, politician and Farmer. During the current crises against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of 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 party members and his followers

 

My father is One of the most successful multi- farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe`s ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded his farm company and burnt everything in the farm, killing him and made away with a lot of items in my father's farm.

 

Before his death, my father had deposited with a Private security company in South Africa the sum of (US$15.5 Million –fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). (The documents of which he only made me aware of)

 

After the death of my father, I decided to move to Republic of South Africa where I re-located under political asylum as a refugee to seek for foreign partner overseas, I and my sister " PHEKO" decided to seek for a foreign partner be it a personal or company to assist me to move this money out of the security company to his country for investment purpose.

 

As an asylum seeker I am not allowed to Invest or operate any Bank Account within South Africa. That is why I need this urgent help. I have agreed with my sister (PHEKO) to compensate you out of the total sum for your assistance as soon as the money gets into your account.

 

I want truth and honest to be our watch words in this transaction for the Successful out come of it.

 

Please reply me as soon as possible if you are willing to work with me.   
Thanks and God bless you.

Sincerely Yours,

Mr. JERRY Mbele for the Family

NB: You can contact me direct with my number TEL: +27824016115 email jerry_kabinna@yahoo.co.uk 

 

 

FROM MR JERRY MBELE AND FAMILY URGENT CRY FOR HELP.

 

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