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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very 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)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: David Nkomo <davidnkomo81@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: davidnkomo62@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 04:13:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PRIVATE MEMO


Good day,

I know you will be surprised to read this mail from me, but please consider this letter as a genuine request from a family in dire need of your humble assistance. Firstly, I must introduce myself. I am David Nkomo. A Citizen of Zimbabwe, but I am contacting you from Accra Ghana where I am now seeking political asylum. I got your contact from a business Directory in Accra Ghana chambers of commerce and industry information exchange online.

I am the son of Mr. Sameul Nkomo, a wealthy farmer and senior politician with the opposition political party in my country, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Our wicked President Robert Mugabe murdered my father, before I ran away from my country because I have become his next target to eliminate.

My father was a fighter for Justice and a moving force in The MDC, a party wanting to end the several years of brutal Dictatorship government of President Robert Mugabe. You will read more stories about President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting this web site:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html

My father was accused of assisting the White farmers in fighting the government. Few weeks after his arrest, he was reported dead. The government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen for proper autopsy, they buried him in the government cemetery. My father's associate Mr. Martin Olds a White farmer from Britain assisted me in fighting my father's death through the Court and media.

The Government saw us as a big treat to them and decided to eliminate us. Mr. Olds was attacked and murdered in his House, but fortunately, before they came looking for me, I received the news and I left the country through the border to Accra Ghana to save my life, Before my arrival here in Accra Ghana Here is my reason for contacting you.

My father deposited a huge Sum of money in the total sum of US$20.5M [Twenty million, Five hundred thousand United States Dollars] ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT with one of the Bank in Accra Ghana, my father kept this money for investment pending when the foreign partner will apply for it, and the bank is now asking for the foreign investors account which the money will be transfer into, that is the instruction my father give to the bank as if he knew that his going to die.

The government seized my father’s farms and banks account before his arrest and Murder. He told me everything concerning the funds while he was still in detention. This is why I need your assistance in securing the funds there in your Country, so that I can arrange on how to come over to your country for the investment of the fund, I am willing to offer you 30% of the US$20.5 Million For your assistance to provide an account where the funds will be transferred into, While 5% will be set aside for any expenses that may occur during the transaction.

And the remaining 65% is for me and my mother for the investment, please; let me know if you can assist me, so that I can give you more details on how we shall proceed. As I wait for your urgent Response, please treat this information as top secret and very confidential.
Please don't border to reply if you can not assist.

Yours truly,

David Nkomo.


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