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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • +447045720545 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • pascalncubee101@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Rosemary" <rosemaryncube12@excite.com>
Reply-To: rosemaryzimbabwe@excite.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:32:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: REPLY


Hello,My name is Mrs. Rosemary Ncube and my son’s name isPascal Ncube. I am a refugee from Zimbabwe presentlyresiding in Midland, South Africa. I am contacting youon behalf of the Ncube family with a great sense ofloss having just finished a customary two (2) yearperiod of mourning for my late husband, Mr. GibsonNcube. Thank you for your attention, I must apologizefirstly for contacting you by this medium because Ihad no other option. I am prepared to offer you asubstantial amount of money for youto assist myfamily in this venture. My late husband, Mr. Gibson Ncube was a very richZimbabwean farmer who was murdered in his farm in theyear 2002 by the War veterans who took over his farmdue to his position as Administrative secretary of theMatabeleland Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), themain opposition party in my country Zimbabwe kickingagainst the wicked acts of Mr. Robert Mugabe, theincumbent prime minister against the White farmers. Asyou may be aware, Prime Minister
Robert Mugabeintroduced new land reforms, which was particularlynot favourable for the rich white farmers and fewblack farmers (my father inclusive). After his death,I had to flee with my son and daughter to South Africabecause we were secretly informed of his plans to killus.Before his death, my husband had sold off his farmingequipments and was preparing to re-locate toneighboring Botswana where he was negotiatinganotherexpanse of land to set up another farm, but due to thetip-off he had received about his farm being up forseizure, he had diverted the proceeds of sale of hisequipments and other monies to tune of (TwelveMillion, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) into vaultcompany in London. He also gave us the transactioncodes for the deposit and specifically instructed thatwe should contact a foreigner who will take deliveryof the deposit once we have given out the transactioncodes. As you may be aware, the law prohibits asylumseekers from operating bank accounts or
anyinvolvement in financial transactions of any kind. AllI need is your trustworthiness to be able to entrustthe above said amount and help me with investmentopportunities.I am contacting you with my only son- Pascal, who is32 years old and the next of kin to his father’sestate. I am gravely sick with Breast Cancer andrequire your honest assistanceas I am preparing toreturn to Zimbabwe to continually seek medicaltreatment. This explains the reason for my contact toyou. Please do not be surprised at this correspondencebecause my ill health has required me to seek yourservices urgently because I do not know how muchlonger I can live.If this correspondence touches your conscience, pleasefeel free to contact my son- Mr. Pascal Ncube on hisemail address: pascalncubee101@yahoo.co.uk or telephonenumber: +447045720545. He is in a good position togive you further information regarding the transactionas the next of kin. I am making arrangements to travelback to Zimbabwe anytime from
now. The funds are notof illegal origin, it is not being traced orinvestigated, it is not stolen money, it is money thatmy husband made as a farmer and from selling his farmproperties and I assure you there is no risk involvedforyou. Sharing modalities will be discussed afterremittance of the funds into safe account of yourchoice. Please do not ignore this correspondence andtreat with utmost confidentiality due to the volume ofmoney involved. I await your urgent reply.Sincerely yours,Mrs. Rosemary Ncube.



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