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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.
• 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.
  • +66870976586 (Thailand, probably a 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.
  • koknza_ngonza@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kokonza Ngonza <kok_zang58@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:24:15 +0700
Subject: DEAR, READ, EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU


Dear You may be surprised to receive this message from me since you don't know me in person, but for the purpose of introduction, I am Mr. Kokonza Ngonza, a citizen of Zimbabwe and the son of late Mr.Zak Ngonza who was murdered in a land dispute in ZIMBABWE. I got your contact through the internet, and then I decided to write you.

My late father 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 Zimbabwean opposition party. Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of Ten Million US Dollars ($10M) with a security company in Thailand when he traveled to Thailand for negotiation of purchase of his farm machinery equipment.

This land problem arose when President R. 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 rampant killing, and mob actions made us to live without delay, the killing and mob action to all farmers involve is a terrible thing to witness because it is bloody, I and my family who are currently staying in Thailand as a refugee asylum seeker, have decided to move this money to a foreign country where we can invest it but we do not have proper documentation to operate legally here in Thailand, we only have united identity which is not enough to move freely and also to do business or have access to the deposited fund.

You will read more stories about President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting. This website:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html

The funds have nothing to do with any form of illegality and all documentations needed to prove the source of the funds were submitted when the funds were being deposited and these documents would prove the source of the funds and authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.

At this point in time, my family is willing to offer you 20% of the fund if you will assist us move out here and also receive this fund and move it to your country.

My aim is to use part of the money to invest in your country and some part should be earmarked in purchasing new machinery and chemicals for our new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland which nobody is there now.
If you are willing and interested to render the needed assistance kindly send me the followings to my email address koknza_ngonza@ubbi.com

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. ADDRESS
3 PRIVATE PHONES AND MOBILE NUMBER
4. YOUR COMPANY'S NAME IF ALL, IF DON'T YOU TELL US YOUR AREA OF BUSINESS.
Endeavor to contact me through the my telephone +66 87 09 76 586 and email address.(koknza_ngonza@ubbi.com ) Expect your reply soonest. Best regards.


Kokonza NgonzaFor the family.

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