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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: CHRIS ZHANGA <chriszhanga023@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drhenrymoorehp@supereva.it>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 14:16:36 +0100
Subject: READ VERY CAREFUL



HELLO DEAR ,
THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BASE ON THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT MET. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A DIRECTORY IN SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE PERSONALITY THAT COULD UNDERSTAND OUR SITUATION AND HELP US. I AM A ZIMBABWEAN CITIZEN PRESENTLY TAKING REFUGEE IN GHANA DUE TO CRISESE IN MY COUNTRY COUPLED WITH THE ASSASSINATION OF MY LATE FATHER MR. DESMOND ZHANGA WHO WAS KILLED BY PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE WAR VETERAN ASSOCIATION WHO ARE CALLING FOR THE WHITE COLLECTION OF FARM LAND FROM ALL WHITE SETTLERS IN ZIMBABWE WHICH IS WRONG MY FATHER DUE TO HIS STAND OVER THESE ISSUES FELL OUT WITH THE RULLING PARTY OF PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE AND AS WAS EVENTUALY MURDERED. NOW MY MOTHER AND I HAS ESCAPE OUT FROM OUR COUNTRY ZIMBABWE TO FIND REFUGE HERE IN GHANA. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, HE WAS A MAJOR DEALER OF DIAMOND AND MERCHANDISE. HE SECRETLY HIS FUNDS ACQUIRED FROM VARIOUSE SALES IN A TRUNK BOX AND DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA.
BUT AT THE TIME OF DEPOSIT, HE TOLD THE SECURITY COMPANY THAT THE CONTENT OF THE BOX IS A FAMILY VALUABLES, MEANWHILE THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE IN THE BOX IS $20.7M USD. WE NEED A TRUST WORTHY AND EXPERIENCE PERSON THAT WILL HELP US TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN HIS COUNTRY AND TAKE US AS ONE FAMILY AND ALSO BUY A HOUSE FOR US OVER THERE WHRE WE CAN LIVE SAFELY. WE PREPARED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND GESTURE AND ASSISTANCE, AND ALSO 5% OF THIS FUND WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY OCOURE DURING THE CLAIM OF THIS FUND.
PLEASE I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHEN MY FATHER HEARD OF THE PLOT BY ROBERT MUGABE TO KILL HIM, HE HANDED OVER TO MY MOTHER THE DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE OF THIS FUND AND OTHER VITAL INFORMATIONS THAT IS NECESSARY AND ALSO INSTRUCTED THE SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA TO MOVE THE BOX CONTAINING THE MONEY TO EUROPE BY DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY FATHER COULD NOT ESCAPE OUT OF ZIMBABWE, HE WAS EVENTUALLY KILLED, THUS HE COULD NOT CLAIM THE FUNDS. THE BOX OF MONEY IS PRESENTLY IN EUROPE UNDER THE CARE OF A DIPLOMAT THAT MOVED IT TO EUROPE AND KEPT IN A FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE WHERE IS BEEN KEPT FOR SAVE KEEPING WHICH YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE WILL WARRANT ME TO DISCLOSE TO YOU THE FULL CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY AND THE FULL CONTACT OF THE DIPLOMAT AND ALL THE RELATED DOCUMENTS OF THE FUND FOR YOU TO CONTACT HIM ON OUR BEHALF FOR THE CLAIM OF THE FUNDS NO BODY KNOWS THAT THE CONTENT OF THE BOX IS MONEY EVEN THE DIPLOMAT BECAUSE IT WAS BEEN REGISTERD AS A FAMILY TREASURE.

I AM PRESENTLY IN THE REFUGEE CAMP IN GHANA WITH MY MOTHER. WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WAITING FOR YOUR ANTCIPATED COOPERATION. PLEASE YOU CAN READ FROM THE WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2192947.stm
YOU CAN AS WELL GET BACK TO ME VIA MY ALTANATIVE (chrisszhanga@dada.net)
PLEASE IN YOUR REPLY INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME, CONTACT ADDRESS ,DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER, OCCUPATION AND NATIONALITY:.............. . PLEASE WE NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS,CHRIS ZHANGA FOR THE FAMILY.
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