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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  • s_zumaza1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Shika Zuma <z.shika@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:26:35 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CALL ME


Attn:Sir/Madam.

Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but Iam assuring you that everything will be well at the end of the day. We have decided to contact you due tothe urgency of this transaction.

Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Mr.SHIKA ZUMA an auditor with Anglo gold Mining, Klerksdorp, South Africa.

THE PROPOSITION:

A Foreigner French, Late Engr.Jean Claude Pierre (Snr) a merchant with The Federal Government of South Africa, Formerly working in WestorminaNorth/West Gold Mine, South Africa until his death months ago in Kenya Air Bus (A310 -304) Flight KQ431, He banked with Ned Bank Klerksdorp and had a closing balance as at the end of September, 2007 worth US$70, 00.000.00 (Seventy Million United State Dollars), (this is aside the accrued interest so far from that date) the bank now expects his next of kin as beneficiary.

Valuable efforts are being made by the Bank to get in touch with any of the Claude's Family or Relatives but to no success; And bank are calling me to correspond with them so that we can know how to deal with it. It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late Engr. Jean Claude Pierre (Snr.) next of kin (He had no wife or children that is known to us).The Management under the influence of our Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors, that arrangement has been made for the fund to be declared "Unclaimed" and subsequently be donated to the trust fund for HIV,AIDS and ORPHANGE Home to further enhance the course of disease in Africa and the World in General.

In order to avert this negative development, some of my trusted colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the late Engr.Jean Claude Pierre (Snr.) so that the fund will be released and paid into your Account as the beneficiary next of kin.All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. We have secured from the probate registry, an order of Mandamus to locate any of the deceased's beneficiary and more so we are assuring you that this business is 100% Risk Free. Your share will be 30% of the total sum while the rest will be for me and my colleagues for Investment purposes, According to agreement between both parties.However, it might interest you to know that you can claim the fund in our bank's main branch here in Johannesburg South Africa or in our correspondingBank in London.

Should you be interested in claiming the money from our correspondent bank in London, we have a colleague in that bank who will offer you assistance in London and who will be willing to talk with you onPhone as soon as possible.We shall arrange to change the name of beneficiary in your favour with our bank and also the Probate Registry of the Government of South Africa.

Kindly indicate your interest to enable us make arrangements to get the necessary supporting and back up documents that will make you eligible to claim the fund as his next of Kin.
Please note that for the purposes of confidentiality, all further correspondences would be through my alternative.

Accept my warm regards as I await your response.

Sincerely,
SHIKA ZUMA.
Tel+0027 73 460 83 50.
Private Email:S_zumaza1@hotmail.com

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