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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "transferred into your bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" 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.
  • mograd1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:37:04 +0100
Subject: very urgent




*From Morgan Radebe<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>*

*PMB 12701<o:p></o:p>*

*Johannesburg<o:p></o:p>*

*South Africa<o:p></o:p>*

*Tel 00-27-74-126-6355<o:p></o:p>*

mograd1@gmail.com [mailto:mograd1@gmail.com]

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*Dear Sir<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*ATTN SIR CONFIDENTIAL <o:p></o:p>*

*You may be surprise to receive this letter from me since you don’t know me in person, but please do take this mail into consideration as I really need your assistance and we contacted you with good intention.<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*I am Morgan Radebe, the son of Chief Jonathan Radebe who was murdered in Zimbabwean land dispute; I decided to contact you to assist me for the transfer of an inherited fund from my late father into your personal or company’s bank account. I got your contact information through internet search and decided to contact you for the fund transfer.<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*My late father was amongst the black rich Zimbabwean famers murdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government President Robert Mugabe, he was killed because of his sympathy and support for the opposition party controlled mainly by the white minority in Zimbabwe. My father on one of his many trips abroad took me to Johannesburg republic of South Africa to deposit the sum of twenty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars {USD22.5M} with a credible private security company here in Johannesburg, we brought the consignment containing the money through diplomatic means and deposited as family valuables with all the relevant documents, the money was embarked from the purchase of new machineries and chemicals and establishment of new farm in Lesotho and Swaziland.<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*The Zimbabwean land redistribution act of President Robert Mugabe affected only the rich white famers and some few blacks who vehemently condemned the method adopted by the government. This resulted to rampant killing and mob action by the war veterans and some political thug, over 80 people were killed during the incidence. Heads of government from the west especially from USA, Europe has voiced their condemnation of President Mugabe’s plan, subsequently, South African development community {SADC} has continuously supported Mugabe’s new land act.<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*In respect to this issue I and my little family who are currently residing in South Africa have decided to transfer my fathers fund outside the country into a foreign account for investment purposes, as the only son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign partners account were this money will be transferred without the knowledge of my government nor South African government who are tactically freezing our family wealth, I am faced with the dilemma of investing this fund in South Africa for fear of encountering same experience in future since both countries have almost the same political history.<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*More so, the South African foreign exchange policy does not allow such investment hence we are asylum seeker “REFUGEE” and as a business person whom I am trusting my future and that of my family into your hand, I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free, and it doesn’t really matter what type of business you are into, for your assistance I have decided to give you 25% of the total sum, 70% for my family and 5% for expenses we may incur during the process, most importantly my family desire the following from you immediately this transaction is concluded with you:<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*A, to assist us get a nice and comfortable house in your neighborhood were we should stay on our arrival.<o:p></o:p>*

*B, to assist us with immigration process of residing in your country<o:p></o:p>*

*C, to assist us in investment procedure in you country.<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*Finally, all I demand from you is assurance that you will not sit on the money when transferred into your bank account, if this proposal is acceptable by you, please confirm your interest by contacting me on the above telephone number or email as soon as you have received this mail.<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*

*Best Regards <o:p></o:p>*

*Morgan Radebe <o:p></o:p>*

*Mograd1@gmail.com* [mailto:Mograd1@gmail.com]*<o:p></o:p>*

*Telephone: 00-27-74-126-6355**<o:p></o:p>*

*<o:p> </o:p>*



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