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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 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • +27781250095 (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.
  • richardmoyo@yahoo.com
  • 3drichardmoyo@yahoo.com
  • grace.moyo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mrs moyo <grace.moyo@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:22:18 +0200
Subject: Please treat as urgent


From: Mrs. Grace Moyo=20
No 23 Ebutele Street=20
Gwanda,Zimbabwe=20


Dear respectful partner ,=20


PLEASE I NEED YOUR HONEST AND KIND ASSISTANCE URGENTLY:=20


I know how surprise this letter will come to you, but i would advice that =
you consider it as a request from a family in dare need of assistance. I a=
m Mrs. Grace Moyo the wife of Mr.Johnson Moyo of Gwanda town in Zimbabwe. =
Your contact information came to me from your country's trade journal duri=
ng my search for a reliable and God fearing person that can assist me and =
my only son, and I quite beleive on my own that you can be of great help i=
n this regard even if i am not acquainted to you before.=20

The business involves the transfer of (US$20,000,000.00) Twenty Million Do=
llars Only into your account for safe keeping. This fund is inherited from=
my late husband who was assasinated by the president's (ROBERT MUGABE) ai=
des in view of taking his lands and property during the crisis which lead =
to the killing and barnishing of foreign(white) farmers. After the death o=
f my husband I was approached by our family lawyer who told me that my lat=
e husband had filed a document with him which stipulates his "WILL".In the=
"WILL" he specifically pointed and I quote,=20

Darling, I wish to draw your attention to the sum of (US$20.000.000) Twent=
y Million United State Dollars which I deposited with a Security Company i=
n Johannesburg South Africa with all the documents filed by our lawyer. In=
case of my absence on earth caused by death only, you should solicit for =
a foreigner that can assist you to transfer the money out of there (SA)for=
investment purposes. I have saved this money to make the future of my onl=
y son "richard Moyo"and he told me, my wife immediately the government sta=
rted eyeing my business and involvements with the white farmers. Please ta=
ke good care of "richard" and yourself, we shall meet topart nomore.=20

From the above, you will understand that my future especailly the future o=
f my son depends on this money and as such I will be grateful if you can a=
ssist us in transfering this fund to your account overseas for our investm=
ents. You can contact my son "richard Moyo" in South Africa, as he will di=
rect you with our lawyer to arrange the modalities of transfering this fun=
d without any hitch. For your assistance we have agreed to offer you 25% o=
f the whole fund, while the remaining 75% will be kept for us under your c=
are till our arrival in your country.=20

Please I want to tell you that my family living here in South Africa is no=
t confortable with us expecially my only son Richard. God bless you for yo=
ur anticipated undertstanding and co-operation.=20

Please don't hesitate to contact my son Richard as soon possible as he wil=
l direct you with our lawyer to arrange the modalities of transfering this=
fund without any hitch.=20


Please contact my only Son with the following information:=20

Mr. Richard Moyo=20
E-mail: richardmoyo@yahoo.com [http://us.f584.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose=3FTo=
=3Drichardmoyo@yahoo.com]
Family mobile phone:+ 27 78 125 0095,=20
My alternative email is: grace.moyo@yahoo.com=20


I await your urgent and positive response=20

Best regards=20

Mrs. grace moyo=20
For the family=20


PS: You can view the web side.=20

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/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm])('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7=
15001.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm])(http://new=
s.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/worl=
d/africa/1063785.stm]=20


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