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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +27737358012 (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.
  • zumarossman22@myway.com
  • zumarossman409@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: zuma rossman406 <zumarossman406@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:06:24 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY



FROM BARR ZUMA ROSSMAN24 PRINCES AVENUE WINDSOR WEST CRESTA, JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA TEL: +27-73-73 5801290FAX + 27-86-6330419Email(zumarossman22@myway.com) or( zumarossman409@hotmail.com) Dear Friend
I am Barrister Zuma Rossman The Attorney to Mr Rafi Abdul-Hafiz, a national of your country, who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe, in early 2006.You can read more on this on: www.zimbabwenews.net

He owned Diary Farms Limited in Cashel, Zimbabwe. He also owned three Tobacco Farms in Chipinge, and also a majority owner of Glendevon Farm also situated in Chipinge, in Zimbabwe. However before his death, Mr Rafi Abdul-Hafiz was able to secure with a very good diplomatic contact, A Family Consignment (in the form of Gold and Diamond) valued at Ten Point five Million United States Dollars (US$10.5m), in safe deposit Security Company in Jonnesburg, South Africa, with hope of transferring same to your country when he met his untimely death.

Since his death I have made several frantic enquiries through your embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives has also unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his name through a business directory I got from the world trade center in Johanesburg, in order to get somebody bearing same name in your country as my client's who will stand in as proxy to clear this consignment. A notice has been long issued to me by this company to provide my client's next of kin or else, the consignment will be declared as "unserviceable" and therefore confiscated by the Deposit Company.

This is a proposal for you to consider this as a matter of urgency and pay priority attention to it. If this mail appeals to you, kindly give me your urgent response. I am ready to share this consignment with you on a very good negotiable percentage to each party if successfully completed.

In your response, please may I have your contact details such as: Full Names, address, phone and fax numbers, and nature of business activity. The information will assist me in preparing relevant documents needed to change the consignment ownership to your name.I highly regret all inconveniences. Thanks in anticipation of your kind cooperation.

Yours Barrister Zuma Rossman
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