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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 state 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 highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • familyofnzike@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: augustina nzike <augusnzike42@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <nzikesfamily@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:04:21 +0200
Subject: URGENT FAMILY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.




FROM: MRS. AUGUSTINA NZIKE
E-mail: familyofnzike@yahoo.com

















ATTN: CEO/DIRECTOR,

I know that you will be surprised to receive this letter from me since you don't know me in person. For the purpose of introduction I am Mrs. Augustina Nzike, a mother of two children from Zimbabwe the only wife of late Mr. Joseph M. Nzike who was recently murdered in land dispute in Zimbabwe.

My late husband was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and sympathy for Zimbabwe party. Before the death of my husband, he went to South Africa to deposit the sum of US$20,5M (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) with one of the security company here in South Africa, as if he knew the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

From the documents which he left with us the money was deposited as a precious stone to avoid much demurrage from the security company firm. The money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland. This Land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduced a new land act which wholly affects the white rich farmers and some few blacks vehemently condemned the "Modus operandi" adopted by the government.

This resulted to rampart killing and Mob actions. I and my two children are staying in here South Africa as an Asylum seeker; we have decided to transfer this money to a foreign country where we can invest it. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of encountering the same experience in future since both countries have the same political policy/law that does not allow investment hence you are seeking for an asylum that means refugees. I must let you know that this business is 100% risk free and the nature of your business does not necessary matter.

Please if you are willing to assist us, I and my family have agreed to give you 25% of the total money, 70% will be for me and my family, the remaining 5% will be mapped out for any expenses, we might incur during the transaction priod. Therefore if you are willing and interested to render the needed assistance, endeavor to reply through my mail .I also need your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
Remember that this is highly confidential and success of this business depends on how secret it is kept.

Expecting your reply soonest through the above E-mail address.Contact my son Johnson Nzike on his mobile number 0027-73-852-8257 for more clearification.

Thanks and God bless you.

Best regards,

Mrs. Augustina Nzike.
{ For The Family }.

N/B. PLEASE MY DEAR I WILL BE GLAD IF YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE BELOW WEB SITE TO UNDERSTAND VERY WELL WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm
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