419 scam: "Johnson Malema Jr"<malemajrjohnson@yahoo.com> From Johnson Malema Jr.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us 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.
- johnsonmalemajr@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Johnson Malema Jr" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnsonmalemajr@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:34:41 +0300
Subject: From Johnson Malema Jr.

Greetings,

I hope this email will meet you in good health. I write to request your co-operation in my desire to find a foreign partner who will assist me in the relocation and investment of the sum of Twelve Million US Dollars Only ($12.5M), which is presently available for investment.

My name is Johnson Malema Jr. from the Eastern Cape of South Africa,my late father Chief Johnson Malema was a King and has a Diamond mine before his death on May 02, 2009. Three months after his death, two of my uncles conspired against my family and took over most of my late father’s property,bank account papers and my second uncle became the king and my mom was driven back to her home town.

While my late father was sick, He gave my mom a briefcase containing some important documents which we moved to my maternal grandmother for safekeeping .Now we have been able to open the briefcase and it contained a deposit made by my dad with a Security Deposit company with my name as the Beneficiary and next of kin to my Dad.

I have been in Contact with the company and was advised to provide a trustee/guardian or I should wait till am 25 years old to come for the claims .Since my mom is illiterate and am under age, we have decided to seek a foreign partner to help us hence my contact to you so you can help us relocate the money and also help I and my mom move to your country for a better life.

You will help me to place the money in a more profitable business investment in your Country. You will also help by getting a nice University in your country so that I can complete my studies. It is my intention to compensate you with 20% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment.

As soon as I receive your interest in helping me, I will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely. I plead for confidentiality because exposing this communication might jeopardize our hope of better life since my uncles has even threatened to kill me if I try to foment trouble.

May God bless you and yours as I await your response so we can proceed with this project?

Regards,

Johnson Malema Jr.

Email: johnsonmalemajr@gmail.com

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