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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:
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • frank_buthelezi@mail2mom.com

Fraud email example:

From: FROM BUTHELEZI FAMILY <frank_buthelezi@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:59:59 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS. JUSTINA


From:Justina ButheleziPhone:+ 27-73-523-77-03Fax:+ 27-86-538-63-90Email:frank_buthelezi@mail2mom.com Atten:Sir/Madam

Please, pardon me for any inconvenience this letter may cause you as it surely comes to you as a surprise since weve had no previous communication.

I got your contact in my desperate need for assistance in your country, hence my direct appeal for your assistance. I am Mrs. *Justina Buthelezi* from Zimbabwe. I am a widow being that I lost my husband last year. My Husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until last January when he was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising.

But before my Husbands death, he had deposited the sum of (*US$18.5million United States Dollars*) in the name of our only son (*FRANK BUTHELEZI*) with the help of reputable security company in South Africa with the intention of using it to open Fertilizer Manufacturing Company among other companies in our neighboring country (Swaziland).

On the 15th January 2007, the war veterans and some supporters of (*ZANU-PF*) President Mugabe trooped into our compound murdered him in cold blood. Since then, they have been terrorizing my only son (*FRANK BUTHELEZI*), but we escape to a neighboring country, South Africa as a political asylum seeker (refugee) Now our position in South Africa does not permit us to handle such financial transactions.

I want you to assist me secure this fund and get it transferred into your nominated account for a partnership investment with the family in your country. For your assistance, I have two options for you. Firstly you can choose to have *20%* of the money for your assistance, and helping my family investing these funds, or you can go into partnership business with the Family in an agreement that would be drafted and signed together. I have my likes in real estates and properties. If you are intrested to help me and my son please contact my son on the above tellphone,fax,email address for futher comication and also send to us your private tellphone and fax.Upon your immediate response, I shall be sending you all the necessary information for the handling of the transaction. I will also send to you all the relevant depository documents with the security company.

Best Regards.
*Mrs.Justina Buthelezi*



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