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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • pscalncube@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 05:21:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello


ATTN:
 
My name is Mrs. Rosemary Ncube and my son's name in Pascal Ncube.  I am a refugee from Zimbabwe presently residing in Midrand, South Africa.  I am contacting you on behalf of the Ncube family with a great sense of loss having just finished a customary two (2) year period of mourning for my late husband, Mr. Gibson Ncube.  Thank you for your attention, I must apologize firstly for contacting you by this medium because I had no other option. I am prepared to offer you a substantial amount of money for you to assist my family in this venture. 

My late husband, Mr. Gibson Ncube was a very rich Zimbabwean farmer who was murdered in his farm in the year 2002 by the War veterans who took over his farm due to his position as Administrative secretary of the Matabeleland Movement for Democratic Change(MDC), the main opposition party in my country Zimbabwe kicking against the wicked acts of Mr. Robert Mugabe, the  incumbent prime minister against the White farmers. As you may be aware, Prime Minister Robert Mugabe introduced new land reforms, which was particularly not favourable for the rich white farmers and few black farmers(my father inclusive). After his death, I had to flee with my son and daughter to South Africa because we were secretly informed of his plans to kill us.

 
Before his death, my husband had sold off his farming equipments and was preparing to re-locate to neighbouring Botswana where he was negotiating another expanse of land to set up another farm, but due to the tip-off he had received about his farm being up for seizure, he had diverted the proceeds of sale of his equipments and other monies to tune of US$12,500,000 (Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) into vault company. He also gave us the transaction codes for the deposit and specifically instructed that we should contact a foreigner who will take delivery of the deposit once we have given out the transaction codes. As you may be aware, the law prohibits asylum seekers from operating bank accounts or any involvement in financial transactions of any kind. All I need is your trustworthiness to be able to entrust the above said amount and help me with investment opportunities.

 
I am contacting you with my only son- Pascal, who is 32 years old and the next of kin to his father’s estate. I am gravely sick with Breast Cancer and require your honest assistance as I am preparing to return to Zimbabwe to continually seek medical treatment. This explains the reason for my contact to you. Please do not be surprised at this correspondence because my ill health has required me to seek your services urgently because I do not know how much longer I can live .

 
If this correspondence touches your conscience, please feel free to contact my son- Mr. Pascal Ncube on his email address: pscalncube@yahoo.com  providing your full names, telephone and fax number.He is in a good position to give you further information regarding the transaction as the next of kin. I am making arrangements to travel to Zimbabwe anytime from now. The funds are not of illegal origin, it is not being traced or investigated, it is not stolen money, it is money that my husband made as a farmer and from selling his farm properties and I assure you there is no risk involved for you.  Your assistance will guarantee you at least 40% of this money. Please do not ignore this correspondence and treat with utmost confidentiality due to the volume of money involved. 

 
I await your urgent reply.

Sincerely yours,
Rosemary Ncube(Mrs).

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