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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:
  • "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)
  • "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: "transfer overseeen" <helenzuma02@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:24:01 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
DEAR SIR /Madam.

My name is MRS HELEN ZUMA,the WIFE OF Mr. JOHN ZUMA of Zimbabwe. This might
be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I GOT YOUR
COUNTACT FROM THE COMMERCIAL SECTION OF YOUR COUNTRY EMBASSY HERE IN SOUTH
AFRICA JOHANNESBURG so during the current war against the farmers in
Zimbabwe from the supports of 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 their farms to his party members and his
followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of
items in my father's farm. Before his death, my father had deposited with
one of the Security Company in Johannesburg South Africa, the sum of US$10.
5 Million (TEN Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).with my
name,and made every documents with my name both thecertificate of depositry.

Then After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of
South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as
valuables. So,I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will
assist me to move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers
we are not allowed to operate any bank account within South Africa. We have
agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be
mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this
transaction and 75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone for
easy communication. You can contact me on the above E-MAIL .Note that
thistransaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential. You can
contact my son junior Michael Zuma
Thanks and God bless.
Regards,
MRS HELEN ZUMA

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