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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +27838998131 (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.
  • mbonifamily2007@yahoo.ca
  • promisemboni10@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MBONI FAMILY <gmboni1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:34:09 +0200
Subject: My Family Need Your Assistance




FROM GLORIA MBONI
TEL: +27-83-8998131
EMAIL: mbonifamily2007@yahoo.ca [mailto:mbonifamily2007@yahoo.ca]


ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

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 MRS GLORIA MBONI, the Wife of late MR. DAVID MBONI, who was murdered in a land dispute in ZIMBABWE. My late Husband was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers and a strong member of opposition party MDC (MOVEMENT FOR DEOMCRATIC CHANGE) who is murdered in cold blood day by the agent of the ruling government of President ROBERT MUGABE for his alleged support and sympathy for Zimbabwean opposition party which have been announced day by day in BBC AND CNN.

Before the death of my Husband, he took my Son MR.PROMISE MBONI to SOUTH AFRICA to deposit the sum of US$25M (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) with a security and finance company, as if he knew the looming danger in Zimbabwe. The money was deposited as a gem or precious stone to avoid much demurrage from the security firm. This 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 rampant killing and mob actions. I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa as a refugee or an asylum seeker 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 history.

I have meet and agreed after consulting financial expert who humbly advice us that the best way for realizing and safe guarding this fund without South Africa authority being after the money is to involve a foreigner.

Moreover, the South African monetary policy/law does not allow such investment hence I am seeking for an asylum or refugee. and the nature of your business does not necessary matter. My Family has map out 10% for any expenses that we might incur at the course of the transfer, 20% will for you as our foreign partner & the remaining 70% will be for my family investment in your Country.

Therefore, if you are willing and interested to render the needed assistance, endeavor to contact my Son Mr. Promise Mboni on his private phone number 27838998131 or Email (promisemboni10@yahoo.ca [mailto:promisemboni10@yahoo.ca]) for more Details

Best Regard.
MR.GLORIA MBONI



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